Chapter 70: Go to Konoha Hospital - Mention My Name for a 20% Discount
Many genin, though remaining silent, secretly felt that Uchiha Kazuki was being ridiculously arrogant.
Jōnin weren't just random nobodies you could find anywhere. Every shinobi who reached that elite rank was carefully selected from their respective villages, and each possessed genuine skill and talent.
For him to boast about taking on two simultaneously, treating both veteran Jōnin like they were complete trash...
Logically speaking, even the legendary Uchiha clan shouldn't be that arrogant, right?
However, reality proved to be quite the opposite—delivering a resounding slap in the face to everyone present. The Iwagakure genin especially looked like their faces had been physically beaten red and swollen from the metaphorical blow.
Their village's elite Jōnin had been completely and utterly crushed from start to finish!
Protest? Argue back?
The Iwagakure shinobi were completely powerless to refute anything. They could only desperately console themselves with weak excuses that Higashi had simply been careless and underestimated his opponent.
Feeling the burning, judgmental gazes from all directions, Higashi deeply regretted stepping forward so boldly. Now he was stuck on the hot seat with no graceful way to advance or retreat.
Fortunately, Pakura noticed his predicament and landed gracefully beside him with an acrobatic flip.
She tossed her distinctive ponytail with a casual flick of her wrist, exuding a clean and confident air. Her eyes blazed with fierce fighting spirit as she declared: "This was your own request, so don't you dare blame us when you lose!"
Higashi silently moved to position himself on the opposite side, forming a classic pincer movement formation with Pakura.
Facing two experienced Jōnin simultaneously, the pressure in the arena instantly intensified.
"Kazuki-san, are you absolutely certain you don't need our assistance?"
Kosuke asked worriedly, his weathered brow furrowing with concern.
Uchiha Kazuki didn't bother answering him directly. Instead, he looked calmly at the two Jōnin who had formed their encirclement. He spread his hands in a welcoming, almost mocking gesture, his palm flicking dismissively as a confident smile spread across his face:
"Come on then. Let me see just how capable Iwagakure and Sunagakure's so-called elite really are."
For a long moment, the entire arena fell into absolute silence.
Every single genin present held their breath, watching with intense focus as the three Jōnin prepared to clash.
After that brief, tension-filled silence... a fierce storm erupted.
"Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet!"
Higashi launched the opening attack, making full tactical use of the terrain advantage.
With a powerful stomp, he shattered the ground beneath his feet. The surrounding rock and earth transformed into a massive earthen dragon. Its enormous body, as imposing as a small hill and towering over ten meters high, rose majestically into the arena.
The dragon's massive shadow cast downward, almost completely obscuring half the entire battle area.
As the earthen dragon rolled forward with tremendous momentum, the entire tower trembled violently. The overwhelming force of its descent felt like facing an avalanche or collapsing mountainside.
Uchiha Kazuki pushed hard off the ground and retreated smoothly.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
A massive, blazing fireball shot forward and crashed directly into the descending earthen dragon.
BOOM!
Although the fireball shattered upon impact into countless brilliant sparks and embers, the earthen dragon also collapsed simultaneously. Large chunks of rock fell heavily, creating billowing clouds of dust and smoke that completely obscured visibility across the arena.
Whoosh—
Dozens of shuriken suddenly flew through the smoke from multiple angles.
Uchiha Kazuki leaned back slightly with minimal effort, easily dodging the projectile attack—but this defensive move played directly into Pakura's tactical calculations.
She had crouched low during the smoke cover, moving with the fluid grace of a hunting cheetah. Under the concealment of the thick dust clouds, she lunged forward at incredible speed. Her smooth, athletic legs were covered in unusual orange-red chakra that radiated intense heat.
"Scorch Release: Incinerating Leg Strike!"
With a cold, fierce shout, she unleashed a devastating kick that swept across toward Kazuki's torso.
But Uchiha Kazuki had already anticipated her intention perfectly.
With a swift, almost casual movement, he caught her ankle mid-strike. His breathing remained steady and controlled like rolling thunder. Beneath his loose black coat, layers of fine, nearly invisible dragon scales covered his skin. His fingers clenched around her leg like an iron vice, threatening to crush bone through sheer overwhelming physical force.
As a Sequence 6 Hypnotist from the Lord of Mysteries pathway, while the defensive capabilities and raw power provided by his dragon scales weren't quite comparable to someone like Tsunade's legendary strength...
They were still more than sufficient to completely overwhelm a mere Jōnin-level opponent.
As for Pakura's renowned and feared Scorch Release bloodline limit? In his experienced eyes, it was merely a slightly troublesome inconvenience at best.
CRACK!
Pakura let out an involuntary groan of pain, her eyes filling with genuine confusion and disbelief.
She couldn't understand why her signature technique—her Scorch Release that caused the blood of anyone who made contact to literally boil and their skin to feel as if it were being burned alive by hellfire—wasn't affecting Uchiha Kazuki at all!
But why? Why was he completely unaffected by her bloodline limit?!
Unfortunately for her, she would never receive an answer to that question.
"Do you know something?"
Uchiha Kazuki then raised his head slightly, a chilling glint hidden deep within his crimson Sharingan eyes:
"Approaching me so rashly in close combat was your absolute biggest mistake... and the primary reason for your inevitable defeat."
The next moment, his muscles visibly bulged beneath his clothing.
Then, with terrifying ease, Uchiha Kazuki exerted his full monstrous strength. His powerful arms swung back and forth with brutal efficiency.
Combined with the amplification of his inhuman physical force, the much lighter Pakura became like a helpless small boat tossed about in a raging ocean storm. She was thrown around violently and haphazardly, as if she'd been caught in a giant washing machine—her internal organs and intestines thrown into complete chaos.
This shocking scene, witnessed by everyone present, stirred up a tremendous psychological storm in their hearts.
"Are those... afterimages?!"
Yes—Pakura had become like a delicate ragdoll toy in his hands.
She was tossed about completely at his whim, even leaving multiple afterimages around Uchiha Kazuki's body as he spun. Ripples of displaced wind spread outward in all directions, dispersing the thick smoke and dust that had covered the arena.
Whoosh—!!!
At this moment, Pakura looked almost like an elegant cloak or magnificent robe draped around him as he moved.
"LET HER GO!"
Karura, watching from the observation stands, finally couldn't hold back any longer and roared furiously.
Finally.
Having thoroughly enjoyed his brutal display, Uchiha Kazuki casually threw Pakura away like discarding a broken toy.
BOOM—!
Pakura crashed headfirst into the hard stone wall with devastating force, her body embedding halfway into the solid surface.
Then, her body went completely limp, as if every bone had been shattered. She stopped moving entirely, possibly unconscious or worse.
"You—!"
Karura glared with pure hatred, her fingers gripping the observation railing so tightly they turned white.
"Sorry about that."
Uchiha Kazuki glanced casually in her direction and said with infuriating calm:
"I went a little overboard there. As compensation, you can take her to Konoha Hospital. If you mention my name at the front desk, I'll make sure you get a 20% discount on all medical bills."
Karura was absolutely livid with rage, her teeth clenched so hard they might crack. Her eyes practically spit fire with hatred.
A discount?! And only 20% at that?!
At precisely that moment, Higashi—who had been patiently waiting for the perfect opportunity—finally found what he considered a golden opening.
He used Earth Release techniques to silently burrow underground and infiltrate Kazuki's position. The instant he surfaced directly behind his target, his entire right arm became encased in thick, reinforced rock armor.
"Earth Release: Added-Weight Rock Technique!"
This single punch contained roughly 80% of his total remaining chakra reserves.
Amplified further by the weighted rock technique that dramatically increased mass and impact force, Higashi was absolutely confident that even if this Uchiha brat had a body made of solid bronze and reinforced iron, this devastating punch would make him cough up blood at minimum.
But Higashi, filled with overconfidence in his supposedly perfect surprise ambush from behind, ran directly into a pair of eyes flashing with brilliant scarlet light.
Three tomoe slowly rotated within those crimson irises.
Higashi seemed to freeze completely in place mid-attack, locked in an exaggerated punching pose. His powerful fist stopped mere centimeters away from Uchiha Kazuki's unprotected back.
"What is Higashi-san doing?!"
A genin from Iwagakure, desperately watching the battle unfold, couldn't help but shout anxiously: "Hit him already!"
"I... I can't move..."
Higashi's pupils trembled violently with fear and realization, his face turning deathly pale.
Only at that critical moment did he suddenly realize the most important detail he'd completely forgotten.
"I'm genuinely curious about something."
Uchiha Kazuki's eyes flashed with clear mockery as he spoke without even turning around:
"Who exactly gave you the courage and confidence to think you could successfully ambush an Uchiha... directly in front of these eyes?"
"The Sharingan!"
Higashi's heart sank like a stone dropped into deep water.
The crucial factor he'd catastrophically forgotten was the simple, fundamental fact that his opponent's clan name was literally 'Uchiha.'
Throughout the entire battle, he'd been completely misled and distracted by Uchiha Kazuki's almost abnormally powerful taijutsu abilities.
Thus, both he and Pakura had subconsciously overlooked the obvious fact that their opponent was an Uchiha shinobi—meaning he possessed the legendary Sharingan bloodline limit, one of the most powerful dōjutsu in existence.
His true forte and specialty wasn't taijutsu at all... but rather ninjutsu and genjutsu techniques.
"Friendly reminder—you should probably grit your teeth right about now."
Uchiha Kazuki smiled pleasantly, then clenched his own fist and said with mock generosity:
"Since you're at least somewhat competent compared to her... after you check into Konoha Hospital, I'll personally authorize a full 25% discount for you. Consider it professional courtesy."
BOOM!!
Excellent.
Another productive day contributing to Konoha Hospital's quarterly revenue performance.
[End of Chapter 70]
Author's Notes:
Kazuki just absolutely DEMOLISHED two elite Jōnin like they were academy students!
Key highlights:
Pakura's Scorch Release completely useless against dragon scales
The brutal "ragdoll" scene that left everyone traumatized
Higashi forgetting the most important detail: Sharingan
That savage hospital discount line
The combination of Lord of Mysteries powers (Sequence 6 Hypnotist with dragon scales) and Uchiha abilities is proving absolutely devastating!