Uchiha Cai casually blocked Uchiha En's attack, then subconsciously used a Genjutsu.
Uchiha En's movements froze, and he stood still.
"Cai, didn't you say you wouldn't use Genjutsu?" said Uchiha Oto, who was watching nearby.
"That was a subconscious reaction, not intentional." After speaking, Uchiha Cai patted Uchiha En, disrupting the Chakra flow inside him and waking him up.
"Senior Cai, you said you wouldn't use Genjutsu!"
Uchiha Cai was too lazy to explain a second time and immediately pointed out Uchiha En's shortcomings: "Uchiha En, your Body Flicker Technique is very fast. Even my Sharingan can't capture the trajectory of your movement. It almost looks like Minato Namikaze's Flying Thunder God Technique.
But compared to Minato Namikaze, you have a fatal flaw. Do you know how I discovered you were behind me just now?"
Uchiha En shook his head.
"It was through the flow of air. Your attack movements are too large, causing air currents that expose your location.
Also, your attack speed isn't fast enough. Minato Namikaze is fast not just because of the Body Flicker Technique, but also his superhuman neural response time.
His Flying Thunder God Technique can appear behind an enemy before they can react, just like your Body Flicker Technique, but Minato Namikaze's attack is much cleaner and sharper than yours, capable of eliminating an enemy in an instant.
Even if the enemy senses the air flow and discovers Minato Namikaze's location, they won't have time to react."
"So the gap between me and Lord Minato Namikaze is in attack speed?"
"More or less!"
"Then how should I improve?" Uchiha En asked.
"En, don't you often chat with that Genin in the green jumpsuit with thick eyebrows? His Taijutsu training method is quite good. You could learn from him and add some weights." Uchiha Oto said.
Uchiha En's eyes lit up upon hearing this. He had been too close to the problem. In many anime from his previous life, protagonists adopted weighted training to improve their speed, such as Goku and Piccolo from Dragon Ball.
"Perfect, I have some unused weighted gear here. I'll give it to you." Saying this, Uchiha Oto opened her sealing scroll, took out a full set of weighted gear, and threw it to Uchiha En.
"Senior Oto, this gear must be expensive!"
"Don't worry about it. Senior Oto only wore these weights once after buying them. They'd just be wasted if they stayed with her." Uchiha Cai said with a look of disdain.
Uchiha Oto blushed upon hearing this. She and Uchiha Cai had bought the weights together, and it had been her idea.
Yet, after buying them, she had only worn them for less than an hour of training.
In contrast, Uchiha Cai, despite being two years younger, had grit her teeth and persevered.
Perhaps it was precisely this fierce determination Uchiha Cai had toward herself that allowed her strength to increase so rapidly.
Uchiha Cai is currently only 21 years old, yet her strength is already comparable to Uchiha Mei's, placing her firmly at the Elite Jonin level.
In comparison, Uchiha Oto was far behind. She was 23 this year and had managed to secure a Special Jonin rank thanks to her Two-Tomoe Sharingan.
Setting aside the advantage of Genjutsu, even factoring in the Sharingan's insight, her true power was only at the Chunin level, making her one of the weaker Uchiha Clan members in the camp.
However, Uchiha Oto's luck had always been excellent. For instance, in the last battle between Kirigakure and Konoha, Uchiha Oto somehow didn't even get a scratch.
She never encountered a Ninja above the Chunin rank on the battlefield, allowing her to rack up a significant amount of Military Merit.
"Uchiha En, Senior Mei must have talked to you about the Clan's affairs, right? Which side are you standing on?" Uchiha Cai suddenly asked.
Uchiha En was stunned. He hadn't expected Cai to ask such a question.
Uchiha Oto immediately tugged on Uchiha Cai's clothes when she heard this and said, "Cai, what are you talking about? How old is En?"
"Senior Oto, do you think his personality is like a child's? Furthermore, he is already a Ninja. The moment he graduated from the Ninja Academy, he could no longer be treated as a child."
After hearing Uchiha Cai's words, Uchiha Oto silently released her grip.
"Uchiha En, you can give your answer directly. Don't worry, there are no Village people nearby. Only the three of us will know your answer." Uchiha Cai continued.
Uchiha En knew he couldn't avoid the question. He took a deep breath and said, "Senior Cai, thank you very much for training me today and pointing out my flaws. Out of this friendship, I don't want to lie to you.
To be honest, I feel that both the hawk faction and the dove faction in the Clan have problems. The hawk faction is too arrogant, attempting to use the power of one clan to oppose the entire Village. The dove faction is too naive, constantly holding onto illusions about the Village's higher-ups. I don't think either of them can change the current situation of the Uchiha Clan.
The Uchiha Clan needs a new direction."
"A new direction? An interesting way of putting it. Then let me rephrase the question: What do you think the relationship is between the Village and our Uchiha Clan?"
"When Senju Hashirama first founded Konoha, our relationship with the Village was 'to flourish together, to suffer together.' But now..."
"Enough! That's all you need to say!" Uchiha Cai interrupted Uchiha En. "Kid, I understand your thoughts. No wonder Senior Mei was willing to take that mission in your place."
"Isn't Senior Mei part of the dove faction?" Uchiha En asked tentatively.
"That's because some of Mei's ideas align with the dove faction."
"What about you, Senior Cai?"
"I'm dove faction, and this one is hawk faction." Uchiha Cai said, pointing at Uchiha Oto.
"Huh? Senior Oto, you're actually hawk faction?"
"I don't really have a stance; I just sided with my father." Uchiha Oto explained.
"Oh, and there's one more thing I need to tell you, Uchiha En. You probably don't know this, but the Uchiha Clan members at the Land of Bears camp are all from the Third Squad of the Police Force. Senior Mei is the Squad Leader, and he is also the leader of our Uchiha members in the Land of Bears.
Initially, the entire Third Squad had 92 clansmen. We left 12 people behind to guard the Village, and 80 people came to the Land of Bears battlefield.
Later, due to the continuous warfare, 16 clansmen who were too severely injured were sent back to the Village to recuperate.
Currently, there are 13 Uchiha Clan members remaining in the Land of Bears. Adding you makes 14. The clansman who lost an arm was also sent back. This means that in this war, just here in the Land of Bears, we have already lost 51 clansmen."
"The losses are that severe?" Uchiha En said, looking astonished.
"Yes! I also didn't expect war to be this cruel. I originally thought that with the overall strength of our Third Squad, self-preservation on the battlefield shouldn't be a big problem. Senior Mei must have thought the same, but the result...
Forget it! Let's not talk about this anymore. Uchiha En, you are a genius. You are more talented than both Senior Mei and me. The battlefield is the fastest place for geniuses like you to grow. Work hard! I hope you have the ability to forge a new path." After speaking, Uchiha Cai patted Uchiha En on the shoulder, turned, and left.
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