The next moment, Pakura's figure abruptly vanished.
*Boom!*
The two appeared almost simultaneously on opposite sides of the clearing, moving with blinding speed.
Pakura raised her hand, and four scorching fireballs followed her like shadows, circling behind her.
Whenever Kiyoshi approached, he felt an intense heat, as if it could completely vaporize the moisture from a person's body.
Kiyoshi formed the hand seals for Fire Release and spat out: "Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique."
A huge fireball shot out from Kiyoshi's mouth, unleashing terrifying heat waves.
"Fire Release? It's useless against me!"
She let out a low cry: "Scorch Release: Extremely Steaming Murder!"
Several fireballs spun rapidly, merging into one massive fireball.
*Boom!*
The two fireballs collided, and Kiyoshi's Great Fireball was immediately halted mid-air.
A moment later, an explosive air blast erupted, but Pakura's fireball continued to shoot towards Kiyoshi.
Kiyoshi dodged the attack, and the fireball struck the earth behind him, exploding into a patch of scorched earth.
"The temperature of Scorch Release is higher than Fire Release."
His black hair fluttered in the scorching wind, and his Uchiha robe inflated and deflated with the heat.
This was completely normal. Kiyoshi's Great Fireball Technique only utilized the single, plain chakra nature transformation of "Fire."
But Scorch Release utilized not only Fire Release chakra but also Wind Release chakra, combining these two different natures to produce a new nature transformation, which is what a Bloodline is.
"And the Uchiha dare to call themselves the clan that commands fire?" Pakura chuckled.
As a pure Hidden Sand ninja, she highly resented these Hidden Leaf ninjas who plundered vast resources and resided in the fertile Land of Fire.
Kiyoshi did not respond, maneuvering his body backwards.
Seeing Kiyoshi on the defensive, Pakura immediately pursued him.
The two fought further and further away until they were far from the original clearing.
The moment Kiyoshi and Pakura engaged, Kurenai and Asuma also began fighting Pakura's two teammates.
The situation instantly descended into chaos.
The Genin from the minor ninja village that Kiyoshi had just defeated immediately limped away, helping their comrade escape.
They no longer cared about the scrolls.
How could anyone possibly fight these Great Nation ninjas?
"That's far enough." Kiyoshi suddenly stopped.
"Enough?" Pakura frowned, subconsciously assuming an ambush, and immediately scanned her surroundings with caution.
"No need to look. It's just me here." Kiyoshi retrieved a black ninja sword from the sealing scroll hanging at his waist.
The sword was long, making it slightly cumbersome for Kiyoshi to wield.
However, with prolonged use and his monthly growth in height, Kiyoshi was gradually adapting.
*Buzz!*
Red-hot flames spread across the ninja sword, causing Pakura to raise an eyebrow.
'Chakra Flow?'
The ability to master such a technique for chakra application was rare even in the Hidden Sand Village.
Even she, a genius of the Hidden Sand Village, couldn't use such a technique.
"Too bad. I have a high resistance to Fire Release." Pakura smiled with the certainty of victory.
She glanced down at her fair, smooth, white skin.
Scorch Release made her more heat-resistant than an ordinary person, giving her strong immunity to Fire Release techniques.
Just like the Hydration Technique grants immunity to all physical attacks.
This was an absolute, unbreakable superiority.
She attacked Kiyoshi, aiming her strikes at Kiyoshi's face with every move.
She seemed intent on tearing Kiyoshi's Sharingan from its socket.
"I see."
Kiyoshi exchanged blows with Pakura, nodding as if he understood, a smile playing on his lips.
"But who told you I only use Fire Release?"
A huge amount of chakra instantly gathered at Kiyoshi's feet, with bolts of electricity coursing through it.
His figure vanished instantly, leaving only a few faint, winding electric arcs lingering in the air.
Pakura's pupils contracted.
Her smug expression instantly tightened, and her pale toes curled slightly.
Before Pakura could exert strength in her feet and dart away, she suddenly felt a whistling rush of wind assault her from behind.
Her expression hardened. She formed a spinning fireball in her palm and lashed out backwards with it.
*Boom!*
The ninja sword, now dark red with flames, collided with the even brighter red fireball.
She blocked it!
Pakura's heart relaxed, and she prepared to counterattack.
However, Kiyoshi was faster. He swung another sweeping kick.
Days ago, in addition to the scroll for Lightning Release: Ground Current, Samui had given Kiyoshi a second technique: Lightning Release: Lightning Flow.
Unlike the Lightning Release: Armor, which only flowed on the skin, this new technique could refine the internal organs, weaving a fine electrical net inside the torso to further enhance muscle strength.
Thanks to the Trait bonuses, Kiyoshi could easily weave this electrical net down to his feet. Combined with the Trait that boosted his kicking power, his kicks were deadly!
*Bang!*
Caught off guard, Pakura didn't even have time to unleash a Scorch Release technique. Her face went pale as Kiyoshi's kick sent her flying into a tree trunk.
The thick trunk was dented, leaving a deep, spiderweb-like pattern in the wood.
Pakura opened her mouth, nearly spitting up a mouthful of blood.
She forcefully swallowed the sudden sweet taste rising in her throat, gulping down air.
"The body is the most important thing. No matter how powerful your technique is, all that matters is preventing you from using it. Scorch Release doesn't increase resistance to physical damage, does it, Miss Pakura?"
Kiyoshi smiled faintly. He held the ninja sword and walked step-by-step toward Pakura.
Pakura's chest tightened in urgency, and the swallowed blood nearly surged up again.
She had been careless!
What kind of Uchiha uses Taijutsu so well?!
Pakura had been caught off guard by a massive information gap.
The Uchiha, the very definition of the ninja world's elite, were known for conquering enemies with brilliant Ninjutsu.
Why was this one relying purely on overwhelming strength?
"Don't... Don't come near me!"
Pakura tried to gather chakra, but Kiyoshi instantly clamped his hand around Pakura's neck, warning:
"If I see you condensing chakra in your body again, don't blame me for getting rough."
Pakura's face flushed from the pressure on her neck. Her previously neat orange sideburns became messy, and the bun on her head fell loose.
She looked up, instinctively wanting to plead for mercy to stabilize Kiyoshi.
It was then that she saw Kiyoshi's right eye also activating the Sharingan!
'What is going on? Didn't he only have one Sharingan eye?!'
Pakura froze, even forgetting the pressure on her neck.
It was well-known that Bloodlines were not always inherited 100%, leading to some defects where only a part was manifested.
She had initially thought Kiyoshi only had one eye, but now she realized he had "two eyes."
"Heh heh, surprised?" Kiyoshi observed the chakra flow within Pakura's body, his grip loosening slightly.
Perhaps it was because he was the only Uchiha who had merged two Bloodline.
Kiyoshi could freely choose to activate either his left or right Sharingan, unlike ordinary Uchiha who activated both eyes at once.
Such unique cases of mixed-blood heritage were not unheard of; Naruto's daughter, Himawari Uzumaki, was born with ordinary blue eyes.
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