The summer heat blazed, and time flew by.
In the blink of an eye, a whole week had passed.
By a small river in Konoha, two boys stood facing each other.
"Jingyan… your chakra is almost gone, right?"
Obito said coldly, gripping a shuriken in his hand.
There was a hint of confidence in his voice. In just one week, he had improved a lot.
After learning Fire Release: Great Fire Dragon, he had finally figured out Great Fireball.
Not only that—even the Three-Body Technique had improved a little, though he still relied on Jingyan to make the clones for class…
"More or less," Jingyan replied honestly.
"One strike decides the winner."
"No problem!" Obito shouted, slowly—and carefully—forming hand seals.
Since he had only recently understood chakra flow, his sealing speed was really slow. It was almost as slow as when the teacher demonstrated…
But his opponent was even slower.
Jingyan's hand speed itself wasn't the problem.
As a man raised under exam-focused education—and who had preserved his purity for over twenty years—his hand speed had foundations.
The problem was the number of seals!
He formed half of Great Fireball's seals, then suddenly switched to Great Fire Dragon's, then after a few seals switched back to Great Fireball's…
He mashed the two techniques' seals together and even added a few more!
All in all, he used over twenty seals!
In comparison, Obito—at one seal per second—finished the eight-seal Great Fireball first.
"Fire Release! Great Fireball Jutsu!"
While silently complaining about Jingyan's ridiculous seals, Obito didn't hold back.
His chest expanded, and a huge fireball blasted out toward Jingyan!
At that moment, Jingyan finally finished sealing.
"Fire Release!"
"Mother-and-Child Great Fireball Jutsu!"
The same movement, the same deep breath—but the fireball Jingyan spat out was smaller than Obito's.
This was the result of his training summary from last night.
Fire Release was an energy reaction using chakra as fuel.
Different techniques and chakra flow created flames that caused high-temperature damage.
Jingyan couldn't start from the essence of fire itself—but he could focus on the process of creating it.
Put a Fire Dragon inside a Great Fireball!
Although the chakra cost wasn't just the sum of two jutsu, he also had the Ninjutsu Master's "half-price" buff.
The only problem was the seals—they were a mess. Even after working all day, he couldn't simplify them.
Obito's lips curled up.
He felt victory was in sight.
He knew Jingyan trained while also making clones to attend class.
But…
He wanted to win fairly just once!
He couldn't beat Kakashi. Though unwilling, he couldn't change his family background.
So he worked harder.
But Jingyan—who started at the same line as him—was different!
In a week, they had sparred dozens of times, and he hadn't won even once!
Same surname. No parents. No backing. Why?!
He even had a grandma to cook for him!
Looking at Jingyan's fireball—only about one-third the size of his—Obito's eyes shone with hope.
Finally… was he going to win?
Please don't be too sad, Jingyan.
Turns out my training talent was hidden all along!
But…
Why did this guy always take so long just to form seals?
Great Fireball only needs eight!
And what the heck is "Mother-and-Child Great Fireball"?
Right before victory, questions filled Obito's mind.
And they were answered quickly.
When his big fireball finally swallowed Jingyan's small one, Jingyan's hand seals suddenly changed!
In the next instant, a fire dragon burst out from inside the fireball!
It wasn't huge—"mini" might even describe it—but its temperature was clearly higher. The moment it appeared, it crushed Obito's Great Fireball!
In an instant, the winner was decided.
Jingyan's new jutsu defeated Obito's Great Fireball.
"So in the end, it still comes down to chakra,"
Jingyan said calmly, not celebrating. He took out his little notebook and began recording.
[Fire Release: Mother-and-Child Great Fireball Power Test Record]
[Chakra cost: 2.5x Great Fireball, 2.3x Great Fire Dragon]
[Mother ball power: 0.7x Great Fireball; child dragon power: 2.6x Great Fireball]
[Preliminary conclusion: seals need simplification, but chakra-to-power ratio is excellent. Recommend increasing proficiency.]
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