From Naruto onwards, I've become a dreamer.

Chapter 424 Sasuke VS Uchiha Munezuki

The next day, early in the morning.

The bright sunshine promises another good day.

Sasuke arrived at the training ground early and began his training methodically, from taijutsu to shuriken throwing.

Yesterday's battle made her realize how naive and ridiculous her previous smug thoughts were. She was like a frog squatting at the bottom of a well, thinking that the sky at the well's opening was the whole world. But after yesterday's battle, she finally woke up from her dream.

Whether it's Gaara from Sunagakure or Erii Uesugi from Yugakure, I'm still far behind them!
effort!

effort!

effort!

These two words kept flashing through Sasuke's mind.

Her fists grew heavier and heavier, each blow leaving a deep mark on the wooden stake.

If you look closely, you can even see dried and blackened bloodstains on the wooden stakes covered with fist marks. And looking around the entire training ground, there are broken wooden stakes everywhere, all of which have been broken by force. All these signs indicate just how arduous the girl's daily training intensity is.

"Konoha Tornado!"

Sasuke took a step and leaped into the air.

With a step using the waistband, the whole body rotates smoothly, and the kick, full of power, is like a whirlwind, the explosive force directly cutting the wooden stake in half!

Click!

A wooden stake, thick enough for two people to hug, was kicked in half!

Wood chips flew everywhere, and the kick created a whirlwind that swept across the surrounding lawn, cutting through countless weeds like a sharp razor.

Sasuke landed calmly and took out several shuriken from the ninja pouch on his waist.

Despite being completely blind, he threw the shuriken based solely on information from memory.

Uchiha Style: Shuriken Manipulation Technique!
Swish swish.
Several shuriken flew out like a shower of flowers.

The seemingly scattered shuriken traced unpredictable trajectories in the air, but ultimately, like birds returning to their nests, they hit the target precisely in the center, which had been set up in the distance.

Previously, she could hit a maximum of nine shots in blindfolded conditions, but after yesterday's battle, she has actually improved again.

Don't underestimate the difference of just one shuriken; in a battle, a single shuriken can potentially change the course of the entire situation!

However, such results did not satisfy Sasuke.

Especially after witnessing a true 'genius,' she felt the pressure again.

"No, it's still too far off."

Sasuke clenched his fists, his eyes filled with hatred, and muttered, "I'm not even as good as 'Itachi' at ten years old now, so how can I avenge my entire clan?"

That man, Uchiha Itachi, was a boy hailed as a 'genius' after Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Munetsuki.

At the age of three, Itachi Uchiha was able to hit hundreds of targets simultaneously with shuriken while completely blind.

At the age of six, he mastered all fire-style ninjutsu, and his taijutsu and genjutsu were also extremely excellent. Even Uncle Shisui once admitted that he was defeated by Itachi Uchiha when he was nine years old, and he was powerless to fight back!

Now, twelve years have passed since the night of the genocide!

Just how strong did Itachi Uchiha become?

Nobody can say for sure about this.

But judging from the rumors of recent years, it seems that even Kage-level powerhouses can't do anything to him!
From a young age, Shisui instilled in Sasuke the belief that he must take revenge, which is now deeply rooted in his heart. He lives only for revenge; what is the point of living if he cannot take revenge?

I must become stronger!

Sasuke bit his lip, a flame burning in his eyes.

Just as she was about to continue her cultivation, she suddenly sensed a gaze, which immediately alerted her. She turned around sharply, drew her kunai, and made a throwing motion: "Who is it? Show yourself!"

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to bother you."

A figure emerged from behind the tree; it was none other than 'Uesugi Tsuki,' who had stayed the previous night.

"It's you?" Sasuke immediately put away his kunai and put on his optimistic and dashing expression again, as if the face that had just been distorted by hatred was just an illusion.

"Mr. Uesugi Tsuki, what are you doing here?" the girl asked.

"I'm used to waking up early, and since I couldn't sleep, I thought I'd wander around a bit. I didn't expect to run into you cultivating. I'm really sorry, I didn't mean to peek. I was just about to leave when you spotted me." Uchiha Muneki naturally wouldn't say that he had come on purpose.

"It's okay, it's not a secret anyway."

Sasuke smiled, not bothered by being 'peeped at,' and said somewhat embarrassedly, "I'm sorry you had to see this."

"No, I saw a very hardworking child."

Uchiha Munetsuki smiled and said, "May I ask, have you always been cultivating alone?"

"Yeah, what's wrong?"

Sasuke nodded, not quite understanding why the other person asked that question.

In fact, after she graduated from the Ninja Academy, her uncle Shisui, who had taken care of her, left her a note and his savings over the years, telling her to take care of herself in the future. Then he left the village to search for Itachi Uchiha.

Although she joined the ninja team, her instructor seemed rather lazy, so she always trained alone.

"That's it"

Uchiha Muneki pretended to ponder for a moment, then said, "I see that your training method seems rather rigid. If you continue like this, the results may not be very good. Why don't you go find a mentor? Having a Jonin as a mentor can help you avoid going down many wrong paths."

Upon hearing this, Sasuke looked bitter, shrugged, and sighed with a helpless expression, "I've thought about that too, but my instructor is rather... well, lazy."

"I see. No wonder you're still doing basic training."

Uchiha Munetsuki had a look of sudden realization, and then said with a regretful tone, "At your age, you are at the age when you learn the fastest. If you keep focusing on basic training, it would be a waste of your talent."

Sasuke was somewhat frustrated, but more than that, he felt heartbroken.

If others can see the problem, how could she not know it?
But what could she do when she was stuck with an irresponsible mentor?

Besides basic training, she also tried to seek guidance from other Jonin, but Jonin were often too busy to guide their own Genin teams.
Even after graduating from the ninja academy, she felt her progress was becoming increasingly slow.

Those classmates who were initially left far behind by her have all made great progress under the careful guidance of the Jonin, and they are showing signs of surpassing her.

But what about her?
Besides the daily basic training to constantly solidify the foundation, I could only watch helplessly as my classmates slowly caught up.

"I know." Sasuke clenched his fists tightly, his knuckles turning white, and bit his lip as he said, "But I have no choice. Without Jonin guidance, I can only rely on my own training and the scrolls left behind by the clan to cultivate. I know it's slow, but it's the only way I can do it!"

Looking at the girl in front of him, who was clenching her fists and gritting her teeth, Uchiha Munezuki knew that the time was almost right.

That's exactly what He was waiting for!
"If you don't mind, I can guide you for a few days."

Uchiha Munezuki smiled gently, his warm and gentle expression making Sasuke mistakenly believe he was seeing the 'sun,' and his heart was suddenly illuminated by a beam of light.

"Is it really possible?!"

Sasuke's eyes lit up, but he was also a little worried, and he whispered, "Wouldn't this be too much trouble for you?"

"No, consider it repayment. You took us in yesterday and even prepared a delicious meal for us."

Uchiha Muneki chuckled, waved his hand, and said, "Besides, I can see that you are really talented. I really can't bear to see you continue to waste your time."

"Then I'll leave it to you, Mr. Uesugi!"

Without hesitation, Sasuke straightened up and bowed to him, saying, "Thank you for guiding me!"

"No rush, no rush."

Uchiha Muneki narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Before I formally begin instructing you on a training course, there's something I need to clarify."

"You say!"

Sasuke said.

“My training might be quite tough,” Uchiha Muneki said.

"It's okay, I can endure hardship!"

Sasuke patted his chest and grinned, "Don't worry, no matter how hard it is, I will never give up easily!"

"That's good."

Uchiha Muneki smiled.

Looking at the smile on his face, Sasuke's heart suddenly pounded, and an ominous premonition welled up inside him.

"Before I begin to formally guide your training, I need to understand your current situation in detail."

Uchiha Muneki raised his hand, his two fingers together, leaving a perfect circle within a one-meter radius around him. He smiled and said, "If you can force me out of this circle within an hour, you win. Do you understand the rules?"

"It's very clear!"

Sasuke laughed. A range of one meter? That's a piece of cake.
“Great, you can start anytime.”

Uchiha Muneki stood with a relaxed posture, as if he was completely unprepared.

Swish!
Sasuke took a step forward and charged straight at them from the front.

She was quite confident in her speed, after all, it was the result of Zhi Shui's training. Even her original instructor almost crashed in front of her.

"Shadow Clone Technique!"

A plume of white smoke rose, and Sasuke instantly transformed from one into four.

"Not bad, this is a ninjutsu that only Jonin can learn." Uchiha Muneki looked at Sasuke rushing from four directions without showing the slightest panic. Instead, he nodded and praised, "At your age, to be able to master this ninjutsu so well shows that you have great talent."

"Mr. Uesugi, watch out!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a muffled whooshing sound came through the air!
Several shuriken, like streaks of light, trailed dark afterimages, blocking all his escape routes like a giant fishing net.

However, Uchiha Muneki stood still, his feet seemingly rooted to the ground, and with only a slight sway of his upper body, he dodged all the flying shuriken.

"What a strange movement technique!"

Sasuke's pupils narrowed slightly; she had never seen such a strange gait before.

Like a swallow moving with the wind, light and ethereal, its next move is completely unpredictable.

"If that's the case, how about this move?!"

squeak--!
Sasuke suddenly pulled with both hands, and extremely fine threads appeared.

The shuriken at the other end of the thread was suddenly pulled back, circling back towards its target in an extremely bizarre trajectory!
Now, she'll finally be able to leave the industry, right?! Just as she was lost in thought, what happened next completely shattered the girl's understanding.

Several shuriken suddenly vanished!

Then, when it reappeared, it was already being held between that person's fingers.

In the end what happened? !

Sasuke swore she was absolutely not distracted; in the blink of an eye, the shuriken was suddenly in his hand.

In the blink of an eye, in just about 0.3 seconds, how did the opponent manage to catch all the shuriken in such a short time?
One question after another arose in Sasuke's mind.

Jingle bells
The shuriken fell to the ground. Uchiha Munetsuki tilted his head and looked at her, asking, "Is it over?"

"Of course not!"

Sasuke gritted his teeth. Although he didn't know what had happened, he knew that if he didn't attack, he wouldn't be able to get any more information!

At her command, two shadow clones rushed forward.

"Konoha Tornado!"

"Leaf Gale!"

The two shadow clones used the momentum to spin their bodies and unleash upper and lower attacks respectively.

The remaining shadow clones targeted the only opening, transforming into giant windmill shuriken and throwing them out.

In an instant, the upper, middle, and lower parts of the body were attacked simultaneously.

This time, the situation was slightly different from the last time, but the outcome was the same. Sasuke could only barely see that the opponent's figure was distorted and blurred as if a frame had been skipped at a certain moment. Then the two shadow clones were destroyed, and the windmill shuriken was sent back the way it came!

It's even several times faster than when it was thrown!
The shadow clone had no time to react before it was sliced ​​in half at the waist by the windmill shuriken, its face filled with astonishment as it turned into white smoke.

The shadow clone, forcibly dispelled, transmitted its memories of the moment before death back to the original body, causing Sasuke to turn deathly pale with pain.

"I originally had high hopes for you, but now it seems I overestimated you."

Uchiha Muneki deliberately showed a dissatisfied expression, frowning as he said, "If this is all you've got, I don't think there's any need for further guidance. You should continue with your basic training; after all, that's just a waste of time."

Sasuke was clearly provoked, veins bulging on his forehead: "No, what follows is my true power!"

Shadow Clone Technique!
There were four physical clones again, but this time they were clearly more cautious.

Instead of rushing forward rashly, it chose to move around the area, creating a large smoke screen.

Swish swish!
Shuriken and kunai, as always, suddenly shot out from the smoke.

As Sasuke predicted, the shuriken and kunai were knocked down with an almost invisible movement.

"If I'm not mistaken, he must have used some kind of ninjutsu." Sasuke gathered the information in his mind and then analyzed, "It could be a genjutsu? Or it could be some kind of speed-enhancing ninjutsu, but limited to a certain range. In that case, let's use ninjutsu!"

As she threw several shuriken, she breathed out scorching flames from her mouth.

The shuriken, crackling with scorching flames, flew towards the person in the center, like a shower of balsam flowers!

Fire Release·Phoenix Immortal Fire Technique!
However, this time, Uchiha Munetsuki does not intend to use 'Word of Power: Time Zero'.

He suddenly stomped down, and the immense force caused the surrounding ground to crack. The rubble, carried by the gale-force winds and shockwaves, flew through the air like projectiles, creating sharp sonic booms.

Several shuriken engulfed in flames were knocked down by the falling rocks.

Watching this scene, Sasuke was shocked. The power of that kick was terrifying. Just how powerful was Uesugi-sensei's taijutsu?!
Perhaps only Jonin Guy could rival him?

"You still have time to let your mind wander?"

Uchiha Muneki picked up a pebble, flicked it between his fingers, and then suddenly flicked it away.

Hurala!
The flying rocks pierced the air, striking Sasuke's forehead like a cannonball.

The violent impact knocked her to the ground. She saw countless stars around her, her mind was buzzing, and she even hallucinated for a moment.

"Ouch, that hurts so much!"

Sasuke covered her forehead, the pain bringing tears to her eyes.

Looking at Uchiha Muneki again, he remained calm and composed, standing in the designated circle, and said indifferently, "Why don't you just give up? Judging from your strength, there's no need for special training; it's a pure waste of time."

The difference is just too big!

Sasuke covered his forehead, stood up unsteadily, and the initial smugness on his face was gone.

That circle, one meter in diameter, seemed like an insurmountable chasm, blocking her way and filling her with deep despair.

Whether it was her imagination or not, she even felt that Mr. Uesugi might be better than her mentor, that lazy guy!
No, can't give up!

Sasuke reaffirmed his resolve, took a deep breath, and his eyes sharpened: "Mr. Uesugi, please be careful from now on!"

Her pupils changed from black to blood red, and a tomoe slowly rotated.

"Oh, the Sharingan?"

Uchiha Muneki nodded and said, "That's right. I've long heard that the Uchiha clan's bloodline limit is very strong. Let me see it for myself."

The next moment, more than a dozen figures suddenly appeared on the training field.

Just like Sasuke, each figure was completely indistinguishable from the real one. The shouts echoed across the training ground: "Phantom Body Flicker Technique!"

This is the signature technique that Shisui is famous for. It is an illusion created with the Sharingan that attacks together with the main body and does not disappear after being attacked.

Swish!
In the blink of an eye, several figures appeared in front of them.

The kunai pierced from several angles, completely blocking every gap and giving Him no room to hide.

An invisible domain spread out from Uchiha Munekichi at the center.

Then, the movements of those phantoms seemed to be slowed down countless times, like slow motion!
Yan Ling Time Zero!

The slowed-down time flow, hundreds of times slower, allowed Uchiha Muneki to cope with the situation with ease.

He extended his index finger and tapped the heads of those figures one by one. The seemingly light movement actually contained astonishing power.

Boom boom boom boom boom.
The instant time resumed, more than a dozen figures were sent flying backward.

The speed was so fast that it left afterimages in the air. Before Sasuke could figure out what was happening, most of the figures on the field were sent flying.

"That trick again?!"

Sasuke's face was filled with horror.

Even with her Sharingan activated, she still couldn't see clearly what had just happened!
It was like... in an instant, everyone was simultaneously blasted away.

What kind of ninjutsu is that?!

Sasuke felt her brain trembling; she had never seen such a bizarre ninjutsu before.

"We have no choice but to fight."

A bold idea formed in her mind.

Although it's risky, at this point, it might be the only option.

Phantom instantaneous technique!
Swish!
Sasuke suddenly found himself in a different position from a phantom.

He appeared directly behind Uchiha Muneki and began forming hand seals.

At that very moment, the ground beneath Uchiha Muneki's feet suddenly cracked open.

Immediately afterwards, a pair of hands suddenly reached out and firmly grabbed His ankles, and the phantom clones beside Him immediately swarmed forward.

"It's finally out; it was foreshadowed from the very beginning."

Uchiha Muneki, whose ankle was being grabbed, smiled.

It must be said that Sasuke has extremely high battle intelligence. When he first released the Shadow Clones, he took advantage of the gap in the rising white smoke to quietly hide one of the Shadow Clones underground.

But with these methods alone, it's not enough to force him out of the circle.

He easily caught the kunai that was thrust at him, and while taking it away, he grabbed the wrist of the phantom clone and used it as a 'weapon,' swinging it around his body violently.

Bang bang bang.
The phantom clone, which was flung away as a 'weapon,' crashed into the other clones that were crowding in.

The kunai he had seized was thrown directly downwards, piercing into the shadow clone hidden underground. With a 'bang,' white smoke rose into the air.

But right now!
After dealing with the smaller foes, he caught a glimpse out of the corner of his eye that Sasuke had charged straight into the circle.

"Has your mind gone?"

Uchiha Munetsuki frowned slightly: "Knowing that you are no match in close combat, it is foolish to still rush up!"

Just as he was about to finish off Sasuke who was rushing towards him, he saw the latter suddenly take a deep breath, his chest bulging as if inflated, and his hands forming a 'tiger' seal.

"Could it be."

A look of surprise appeared in Uchiha Muneki's eyes.

"It's now!"

Completely disregarding everything else, Sasuke's eyes were bloodshot, as if he had gone mad, and he blurted out: "Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

Keep in mind that at this moment, the distance between them is less than half a meter.

She was prepared to die with them, which is why she used the most destructive 'Great Fireball' at close range!
Either force Him to retreat, or severely injure Him!
Sasuke's belief was simple: since all other methods were useless, he might as well risk his life!
At worst, I can just stay in Konoha Hospital for two or three months!
boom!
A fireball, three meters in diameter, swept across the lawn, accompanied by an astonishing heatwave.

The scorching flames ignited the weeds along the way, and the surging blasts eventually triggered a violent explosion!

Enough!

This is Uchiha Muneki's assessment.

Being ruthless to others is nothing, but being ruthless to yourself is rare!
"I won!"

Sasuke knelt miserably on the ground, but a smile spread across his face: "Mr. Uesugi, have I passed the test?"

Looking at the girl's stubborn expression, Uchiha Muneki smiled slightly and nodded, saying, "Although there is suspicion of cheating, I must say that your perseverance, talent, and character have all passed the test."

"My wife is fine."

Sasuke's tense nerves could finally relax.

Then, his eyes rolled back and he immediately lost consciousness.

(End of this chapter)