Hearing Shisui's words, Ryūjin briefly paused to think. After a moment he recalled who this burly man was.
Han, the Five‑Tails Jinchuriki, Kokuō.
The recognition gave him a throbbing headache.
Han might have been mainly Taijutsu‑based, but that didn't mean he was weak. Might Guy's Eight Gates had once stunned the entire ninja world. On top of that, Han was a jinchuriki.
"You Uchiha Shisui, today is the day you die!" Han snarled, pointing at Shisui with cold mercilessness.
Steam began spurting upward from the back of Han's armor.
Shisui didn't dare be careless. Steam indicated his opponent was ready to strike.
Swish
Han vanished into a blur and shot straight toward Shisui.
Crack
The tree branch beneath him shattered instantly under the force.
"Such speed."
Shisui's pupils narrowed, and he twisted his body, reappearing on another trunk like a ghost.
Boom
The massive tree crown where Shisui had stood just moments ago exploded beneath Han's strike.
Han's strength was truly astonishing.
Meanwhile, Han's companions charged in as well. Their target wasn't Shisui anymore, it was Kakashi and the others. Kakashi met the attack without hesitation, and an intense battle erupted instantly.
Ryūjin, having just received the Rinnegan, wasn't ready to expose his power. So he instinctively moved toward the edge of the battlefield, using Body Flicker several times to put distance between himself and the fight.
It was easy to lose oneself in the chaos of battle, so no one noticed him slipping away. The only ones who did notice were two Iwagakure ninjas in pursuit behind him.
Once he had distanced himself from the main battlefield, Ryūjin suddenly stopped. He turned calmly and looked back at his two pursuers with a relaxed expression.
They were clearly two Chunin.
For the old Ryūjin, this would have been a guaranteed death situation.
"Kid, why aren't you running? Have you accepted your fate?" One Chunin sneered, a cold cruel smile curling his lips as he looked at Ryūjin.
"Fiya, he's an Uchiha Clan member, don't be careless!" The other warned with concern.
The Uchiha Clan's Sharingan was famous throughout the ninja world. Even a supposed Genin couldn't be underestimated, you never knew when they might awaken the Sharingan mid‑fight.
According to Iwagakure's latest reports, at the Kannabi Bridge battle not long ago an Uchiha kid had suddenly awakened a Sharingan and cut down many enemies. So they dared not take Ryūjin lightly.
"Earth Release, Earth Flow Spears!"
Fiya was all words, but he wasn't careless. He formed hand seals and shouted low and sharp.
Ssss ssss ssss
From the ground beneath Ryūjin and all around him, earth spikes erupted, encircling him. The technique was strong. Kurotsuchi had once used it to puncture Naruto's shadow clones.
A Genin like Ryūjin couldn't escape even with Body Flicker if that chakra was any indication. In a battle of conventional ninjutsu, a Genin simply couldn't compete with a Chunin.
But at that moment Ryūjin didn't need to dodge.
His eyes shifted, and suddenly his Rinnegan activated, the rings burning into existence.
Instantly, a repulsive force formed, and Ryūjin's body lifted off the ground, hovering in the air.
"What kind of technique is this?"
Fiya and his companion were dumbfounded. An Uchiha who could actually fly? Did he also know Lord Ōnoki's Ultralight‑Weight Rock Technique?
"Universal Pull!"
But they didn't have time to think.
Ryūjin extended his right hand and beckoned toward them. A colossal attractive force flung Fiya and his partner uncontrollably toward Ryūjin.
Puchi puchi
The sound of flesh pierced by something sharp rang twice as the two Chunin stopped before Ryūjin, their bodies impaled by two long black receivers.
Their eyes stayed wide open in shock and disbelief until the moment they died.
They could not comprehend how two Chunin had been taken out so easily by a supposed Genin, faster than they could react.
"Taking out two Chunin so easily, the Rinnegan truly lives up to its reputation."
Ryūjin descended from the air, unable to hide a slight smirk.
However, after sensing his chakra reserves, his expression shifted.
"I only killed two Chunin, used Universal Pull once, and formed two black receivers, yet it consumed thirty percent of my chakra."
He frowned steadily.
This usage was far greater than he had expected. At this rate, Ryūjin realized he couldn't sustain long fights with the Rinnegan.
"Hold up… I'm an Uchiha already and perfectly compatible with the Rinnegan. I shouldn't be dragged down by it like Nagato," he thought.
"No, there were no issues using it just now. The real problem is I'm still just a Genin with tiny chakra reserves."
After thinking it through, Ryūjin suddenly understood.
He was currently only a lowly Genin with extremely limited chakra. Even if he had a cheat like the Rinnegan, the amount it consumed was staggering when used at full power. That explained his awkward situation of low mana after even modest use.
"I originally thought I'd be invincible during the Shippuden era, doing whatever I wanted, but now it looks like I was overestimating myself. At this stage I should still just improve quietly and keep a low profile."
Ryūjin pondered carefully and made his decision.
Given his current chakra, dealing with a Jonin was no problem, but against a Kage that's straight up suicide.
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