The next day, uchiha tohrus squad went to the water source again and completed their final patrol.
They did not encounter any Kirigakure this time, and the water source was fine, marking the successful conclusion of this long-term mission.
Asana reported the mission status to Orochimaru, who was very satisfied and gave the three of them two days off.
Originally, Uchiha En planned to have Asana and Yamanaka Teruzuki help him become familiar with Insight during these two days.
However, Asana said that Orochimaru would send an Earth Clone to teach her some things over the next two days, so she wouldn't be attending the training.
With only Yamanaka Teruzuki left, Uchiha En estimated the training effectiveness would be mediocre, so he simply went to find seniors from the Uchiha Clan and asked them to train with him.
Uchiha En initially wanted to find Uchiha Oto, feeling that this senior had a good temperament and would be easy to get along with.
Uchiha Oto readily agreed to help Uchiha En train.
What Uchiha En didn't expect was that Uchiha Oto, despite having the Two-Tomoe Sharingan activated, seemed to be slightly lacking in strength.
After a few rounds of sparring, Uchiha Oto was easily defeated by Uchiha En.
Uchiha Oto's Chakra reserves were decent, roughly equal to Uchiha En's, but her control over Chakra was poor, making her Ninjutsu and Taijutsu relatively average.
However, Uchiha Oto, like Uchiha En, was able to use Eye power-amplified Genjutsu even with the Two-Tomoe Sharingan. This indicated that Uchiha Oto's Eye power was relatively strong for a Two-Tomoe Sharingan user, and she might soon upgrade to the Three Tomoe.
Therefore, Uchiha Oto's strategy also leaned towards Genjutsu attacks; all her offenses were designed to create opportunities for her to use Genjutsu to subdue the enemy.
But Uchiha En's Eye power happened to be stronger than Uchiha Oto's, allowing him to largely ignore her Genjutsu.
If her biggest trump card was useless against Uchiha En, how was she supposed to fight?
So, Uchiha Oto decisively chose to give up and brought Uchiha Cai over to spar with Uchiha En.
Uchiha Cai had sustained some injuries in the previous battle and had just recovered. When Uchiha En activated Insight, he could still see several obvious weak points on her body, which were likely the places where she had been injured before.
"Uchiha En, constantly staring at a girl's chest is rude behavior," Uchiha Cai said after noticing Uchiha En's gaze.
"Senior Cai, you misunderstood! I remembered that you were injured near your chest before, and I was worried that sparring with you might hinder your recovery," Uchiha En quickly explained.
"If that's the case, you can rest assured, my injuries have already healed."
"Are you really okay?"
Uchiha Cai didn't say anything more and silently activated her Sharingan.
"In that case, I'll trouble Senior Cai."
Just as Uchiha En finished speaking, he felt a chill on his neck. Uchiha Cai had appeared in front of him, a Kunai pressed against his throat.
"When fighting a member of the Uchiha Clan, never stare directly into their eyes," Cai said expressionlessly.
"Did I just fall for a Genjutsu?"
"That's right. The moment you looked into my eyes, you were already caught in my Genjutsu."
Uchiha En swallowed hard. Was the gap between the Double Tomoe and Three-Tomoe Sharingan really this huge?
Uchiha Cai seemed to read Uchiha En's mind. As she withdrew her Kunai, she said, "I am naturally skilled in Genjutsu. Strictly speaking, Oto and I are the same type of Ninja.
If it were Senior Mei, given your current Eye power, she wouldn't be able to catch you in a Genjutsu without you noticing."
"I see. Is your Eye power much stronger than Senior Mei's, Senior Cai?"
"My Eye power is similar to Senior Mei's. I am just better than her at Genjutsu application techniques, because Senior Mei focuses more on the Insight aspect."
After hearing Uchiha Cai's words, Uchiha En basically understood: Uchiha Cai specialized in and focused on Genjutsu, and her Sharingan's Eye power primarily aided in releasing Genjutsu.
Uchiha Mei, on the other hand, was more like Kakashi in the original work, focusing on using the Sharingan to perceive enemy attack patterns and even copy Ninjutsu.
"Alright, I won't use Genjutsu next. Let's start the second round!" Having said that, Uchiha Cai used the Body Flicker Technique to retreat to her original position.
Uchiha En nodded, immediately formed hand signs, and prepared to launch a Great Fireball Technique as a test.
What Uchiha En didn't expect was that just as he started forming hand signs, Uchiha Cai also formed the same signs, and her signing speed was even faster than his. By the time he completed the hand signs for his Great Fireball, Uchiha Cai's Great Fireball was also ready.
The two fireballs collided in the air. This time, Uchiha En's Great Fireball slightly gained the upper hand and broke through Uchiha Cai's Great Fireball.
Uchiha Cai slightly shifted her body to dodge Uchiha En's Great Fireball and then said, "Not bad. Your Chakra control and understanding of Fire Release are better than mine."
Hearing this, Uchiha En blushed slightly. This was because he had previously eaten the Flame-Flame Fruit in the Text Game, increasing his Fire Release power by 5%, not because his understanding of Fire Release was genuinely better than Uchiha Cai's.
"Next, don't use Fire Release anymore. Let me see your other Ninjutsu, or you can attack directly using Taijutsu."
Uchiha En pondered for a moment, realizing he didn't have any other impressive Ninjutsu to show off, so he chose to instantly teleport in front of Uchiha Cai, preparing to engage her in close combat.
Uchiha Cai was greatly surprised by Uchiha En's Teleportation, as her Three-Tomoe Sharingan actually failed to capture Uchiha En's movement trajectory.
Such fast Body Flicker Technique was beyond her comprehension. In her memory, even Orochimaru's Body Flicker Technique could be caught by her Sharingan.
But as a Jonin who possessed the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, no matter how fast Uchiha En's surprise attack was, it was impossible for her not to react.
So, after the initial surprise, Uchiha Cai immediately counterattacked, first throwing a Kunai to disrupt Uchiha En's attack rhythm, then using the Body Flicker Technique to create distance, forming hand signs: "Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique!"
A fiery dragon, baring its fangs and claws, rushed toward Uchiha En.
Uchiha Cai used this technique specifically to see how fast Uchiha En's Body Flicker Technique was, and whether he could evade her instantaneously cast Fire Release.
If he couldn't dodge it, Uchiha Cai would naturally hold back at the critical moment.
Uchiha Cai's Sharingan stared intently at Uchiha En.
In her line of sight, the instant the fiery dragon was about to touch Uchiha En's body, Uchiha En vanished from his spot.
Her Sharingan still failed to capture any movement trajectory.
Although Uchiha Cai's Sharingan didn't see where Uchiha En Teleported to, she felt the flow of air behind her.
Uchiha Cai decisively turned around and, sure enough, saw Uchiha En launching an attack toward her.
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