Flames raged wildly—
Burning through flesh and bone.
Uchiha Hogo groaned—
Dropping to one knee.
Then suddenly—
The flames vanished.
"…How is this possible?!"
He looked up—
At Hyūga Akira standing before him.
Not tall—
Yet somehow towering over him.
"Demonic Illusion: Mirror Heaven and Earth Change."
A genjutsu that reflects genjutsu.
Even Sharingan techniques—
Were no exception.
"Your genjutsu… still needs work."
Akira smiled faintly.
A fireball floated in his palm.
"…Impossible!!"
"You can reflect Uchiha genjutsu?!"
Hogo's face twisted in disbelief.
In Konoha—
The strongest illusion users—
Were the Uchiha.
But what did he know—
About level 9 genjutsu?
"Hyūga Akira!"
"You attacked your own comrades!"
"The Hokage won't spare you!!"
Akira tapped his mask.
"Hey."
"Didn't recognize the outfit?"
"I'm ANBU."
"Call me by my codename—Player."
"ANBU?!"
Hogo gritted his teeth.
"You're Root!!"
"Well, since you figured it out…"
Akira tossed the fireball.
"The one who wants you dead—"
"Is Danzō."
"Don't blame the wrong person in hell."
"BOOM!!!"
The explosion swallowed him whole.
[EXP: 19898]
Akira casually collected the drops—
Tossing everything into his inventory.
Then retrieved the loot from the first corpse—
And dashed toward the final battlefield.
There was still one left.
Meanwhile
Hiruko—
Was attacking himself.
A lightning dragon roared toward him—
Under illusion control.
On a distant tree—
The last Uchiha stood calmly.
Three tomoe spinning rapidly.
"…Pathetic, sensei."
Akira facepalmed.
Completely trapped in genjutsu.
Still hadn't broken free.
Akira picked up a stone—
And threw it.
"Whoosh!"
The stone struck Hiruko's face—
Sending him flying.
"BOOM!!!"
The lightning dragon exploded—
Right where he had been standing.
The Uchiha turned toward Akira.
Katana in hand.
Expression grim.
"So there was another one…"
"You Root dogs are relentless."
"Can't help it."
Akira smiled.
"Our boss really doesn't like you Uchiha."
"Hyūga Akira…"
The Uchiha's voice turned cold.
"So even you became Danzō's dog?"
Akira shook his head.
"Watch your mouth."
"I'm his successor."
(Well… someday.)
He pointed at Hiruko.
"That's the dog."
"THAT'S NOT THE POINT!!"
The Uchiha roared—
Then suddenly turned—
"Clang!"
Another Akira appeared behind him—
Blocking his blade.
The one in front—
Exploded into smoke.
Shadow clone.
"BOOM!!"
Black-blue flames erupted—
Forcing the Uchiha to retreat.
Hand seals flashed.
"Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation!"
A massive wall of flames surged forward.
Akira smirked.
And inhaled deeply.
"Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation."
Black-blue flames erupted—
Clashing head-on.
The two firestorms collided—
Neutralizing each other—
Exploding into countless scattered fireballs.
"…How?!"
The Uchiha was shocked.
It was supposed to be them copying others—
Not the other way around.
Suddenly—
One of the scattered flames—
Turned into Akira.
He flashed past the Uchiha—
Blade drawn.
Black-blue fire burned along its edge—
Evaporating the blood instantly.
The Uchiha staggered.
Then fell.
A charred cut marked his neck.
[EXP: 17897]
"Come on, sensei."
Akira waved.
"Time to work."
Hiruko approached reluctantly.
He knew what that meant.
"You couldn't just do it yourself?"
"Our mission is to retrieve the Sharingan."
Akira shrugged.
"Gotta let you participate."
"Wouldn't be fair if I did everything."
"The other two are intact."
"I made sure their eyes weren't damaged."
Hiruko's expression darkened.
But he still knelt—
And dug out the three-tomoe Sharingan.
Then quickly moved off—
To retrieve the others.
Akira checked his loot.
Sharingan ×3
Uchiha Bloodline
→ Boosts Fire Release
→ Boosts genjutsu
→ Boosts Sharingan
Uchiha Emblem
→ +500 chakra
Three one-tomoe—
Combined into two-tomoe.
Now he had:
Sharingan (Two-Tomoe) (1/3)
Better perception.
Even copying jutsu.
He tossed excess Fire Release skills into the furnace.
Even removed and melted down another bloodline.
Essence: 2000
Then—
His eyes lit up.
Chakra Fruit (Medium)
+1000 chakra.
(Not bad—though large ones gave +10000.)
He ate it immediately.
Name: I'm Akira
Class: Hunter
Sub-class: Medic
Level: 42
Chakra:
5966 / 10110
+1000 +500 +500 +500
Increased capacity—
But not current reserves.
"…If only it was a large one."
Hiruko returned—
Stacking the three corpses.
Akira snapped his fingers.
Black-blue flames ignited—
Reducing everything to ash.
"Mission complete."
Hiruko spoke coldly.
"Let's head back."
Akira shook his head.
"Sensei…"
"The mission's done."
"But don't forget…"
"Cleanup."
He smiled faintly—
Looking toward the bushes nearby.
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