Chapter 5
No one can control me
Uchiha Mo paused slightly and nodded.
"Alright! If you spare my life, I'll tell you the truth about Lord Kazekage. This information is absolutely worth it!"
As he spoke, he quietly gathered chakra in the fingertips of his right hand behind his back.
Unlike regular ninjutsu, Wind Blade is a hand seal-less ninjutsu. However, like most hand seal-less ninjutsu, Wind Blade requires charging and gathering chakra to replace the hand seal process, so it cannot be released instantly. But Maki can prepare the charging process in advance to achieve the effect of instant release.
The reason Maki didn't directly condense a wind blade and then launch a sneak attack at the right moment was because he was wary of having his opening spotted by the Sharingan. Although the two-tomoe Sharingan cannot see the changes in chakra within a person's body, the changes in the user's aura, the flow of wind, and the swaying of grass are very real. An Uchiha who can skillfully use the Sharingan can easily spot the opening from these.
Maki stared intently into Uchiha Mo's eyes, his expression utterly sincere, unaware of the murderous intent lurking beneath.
The tomoe in Uchiha Mo's eye sockets slowly rotated, and a cold smile suddenly appeared on his indifferent face.
"Ha~ A clown's dance, utterly ridiculous. You don't actually think you can kill me with that childish toy, do you? Besides... who told you I have to obey Konoha's orders? No one can control me. What Konoha wants is none of my business. I only want your life!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Uchiha Mo suddenly swung his flaming longsword at Maki.
"Uchiha Style: Sword Leap Flame!"
As the longsword swept across, a fierce streak of flame detached from the blade and shot out violently!
Seeing that Uchiha Mo was serious and not just trying to raise the price, even Maki, who had survived the Second Shinobi World War, was startled and desperately condensed a huge wind blade and threw it out.
"You're a madman! What good would my death do you? If Sunagakure finds out, they might start a war!"
"boom!"
The wind blade, the size of a sword in the Wind Demon's hand, collided with the fiery ribbon, exploding into a huge burst of sparks in the air. But in an instant, the raging fire not only eroded the wind blade, but also became even more explosive in the gale!
"boom--!"
The fiery slash struck Maki's body, not only creating a wound that pierced his chest but also instantly igniting him...
It has been calculated that the maximum pain the human body can withstand is 45 DOL, the level of being struck in the testicles is 50 DOL, and the pain level of being burned alive is 77 DOL.
As Maki's screams gradually subsided, Uchiha Mo's gaze fell on a certain spot in the air.
Blue Baby Fusion Rate: 10.52% + 9.13% (When both stats reach 10%, the stealth ability is unlocked)
As expected of an elite Jonin proficient in Wind Release, his life increased Mo's Wind Release proficiency by nearly nine percent. However, this was only due to the low unlock rate. If Uchiha Mo's unlock rate were above twenty percent, the increase would likely not have been so significant. In addition to Wind Release, the unlock rate of Yang Release also increased slightly, though not by much.
Uchiha Mo withdrew his gaze and looked expressionlessly at the woods beside him.
"Have you seen enough? Come out."
As soon as he finished speaking, a rustling sound came from the jungle, and a moment later, a white-haired person wearing a black mask darted out from it.
Despite wearing a mask, his incredulous expression was as clear as the hole in Jesus' palm: "You actually killed Machi!"
Kakashi had already escaped, but on the way, Mo's words kept echoing in his mind. Kakashi was one of the greatest geniuses in Konoha's history, everyone thought so, and he himself believed it too. But…
"Only the weak face difficult choices; the strong can choose the right one no matter what. Since you value this mission so much, then you can run away with that Sand Ninja like a stray dog. I'll kill Maki!"
The contempt and clash of ideas from his peers, whom he had always regarded as formidable rivals, surged fiercely in his mind, like a storm brewing!
Comrades or mission? This choice, which could have crushed Konoha's White Fang, seemed to be merely a question, a test, for Uchiha Mo: Are you strong enough?
"No! Father is the legendary White Fang of Konoha, a hero of the Second Shinobi World War! A strongman respected even by the Sannin! How could he be weak?! But..."
Suddenly, Kakashi's mind flashed back to the image of Uchiha Mo saving him from the wind blades and resolutely facing Maki, and he stopped in his tracks.
"Hey! Kakashi, have you heard of Uchiha Mo? He's the strongest genius in our Uchiha clan! Of course, he's still a little bit inferior to me, hehe~ If he had enrolled, you definitely wouldn't have gotten first place. It's a pity I heard that he firmly refused the clan's enrollment requirements, so you can be so smug."
"Kakashi! Did you hear? Mo awakened his Sharingan! He awakened it at the age of five! The clan head said it's a new record for the Uchiha clan! Even the Third Hokage came to the clan to invite him to the Ninja Academy! That's the Hokage, and Mo didn't even give him any face! He's even more arrogant than you..."
"Kakashi, Mo has made a name for himself as a 'Blood Ninja' outside, and I heard that the number of missions he's completed is almost catching up with some Jonin! That's so cool. What title do you think I should get? How about 'Goggles Sharingan Hero'? Hey! Don't go..."
"..."
"Uchiha Mo... are you a teammate on this mission?"
"White Fang's son? Whatever, just don't drag me down."
……
Kakashi placed the Sand Ninja on the ground and began rapidly forming hand seals.
"Earth Release: Earth Prison Hall Without End!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Kakashi placed his hands on the ground. With the infusion of chakra, the ground in front of him surged like a swamp, quickly burying the Sand Ninja vertically into the ground, leaving only his head exposed. Then he quickly left a few Konoha coded messages around him and turned to look in the direction he came from.
"I'm going back, not for my companions, but to see if Mo has the right to say that after his fate. I want him to understand the price of making the wrong choice, and I want to prove that my father is not a weakling!"
……
The tomoe in Uchiha Mo's eye sockets slowly disappeared, turning back into a pair of clean black eyes. He glanced at the spot where Maki had just been lying without replying. There was only a pile of human-shaped ashes left there, not even a trace of flesh or bone.
He sensed Kakashi rushing back when he knocked Maki away. Otherwise, if Mo had used the Fire Child's ability, the battle would have been much simpler. With the advantage of the restraint relationship, he could have defeated Maki without such a sophisticated tactic.
And that ability that needs to be temporarily concealed is precisely the core ability of Fire Boy's first stage "Fire" - fire control!
With this ability, Mo can directly convert chakra into flames without relying on hand seals or ninjutsu systems, and it's as easy as using an arm or finger!
However, this kind of thing is too illogical and needs a whitewashing process. But coincidentally, the perfect whitewashing tool is right in front of Uchiha Mo.
"Alright! If you spare my life, I'll tell you the truth about Lord Kazekage. This information is absolutely worth it!"
As he spoke, he quietly gathered chakra in the fingertips of his right hand behind his back.
Unlike regular ninjutsu, Wind Blade is a hand seal-less ninjutsu. However, like most hand seal-less ninjutsu, Wind Blade requires charging and gathering chakra to replace the hand seal process, so it cannot be released instantly. But Maki can prepare the charging process in advance to achieve the effect of instant release.
The reason Maki didn't directly condense a wind blade and then launch a sneak attack at the right moment was because he was wary of having his opening spotted by the Sharingan. Although the two-tomoe Sharingan cannot see the changes in chakra within a person's body, the changes in the user's aura, the flow of wind, and the swaying of grass are very real. An Uchiha who can skillfully use the Sharingan can easily spot the opening from these.
Maki stared intently into Uchiha Mo's eyes, his expression utterly sincere, unaware of the murderous intent lurking beneath.
The tomoe in Uchiha Mo's eye sockets slowly rotated, and a cold smile suddenly appeared on his indifferent face.
"Ha~ A clown's dance, utterly ridiculous. You don't actually think you can kill me with that childish toy, do you? Besides... who told you I have to obey Konoha's orders? No one can control me. What Konoha wants is none of my business. I only want your life!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Uchiha Mo suddenly swung his flaming longsword at Maki.
"Uchiha Style: Sword Leap Flame!"
As the longsword swept across, a fierce streak of flame detached from the blade and shot out violently!
Seeing that Uchiha Mo was serious and not just trying to raise the price, even Maki, who had survived the Second Shinobi World War, was startled and desperately condensed a huge wind blade and threw it out.
"You're a madman! What good would my death do you? If Sunagakure finds out, they might start a war!"
"boom!"
The wind blade, the size of a sword in the Wind Demon's hand, collided with the fiery ribbon, exploding into a huge burst of sparks in the air. But in an instant, the raging fire not only eroded the wind blade, but also became even more explosive in the gale!
"boom--!"
The fiery slash struck Maki's body, not only creating a wound that pierced his chest but also instantly igniting him...
It has been calculated that the maximum pain the human body can withstand is 45 DOL, the level of being struck in the testicles is 50 DOL, and the pain level of being burned alive is 77 DOL.
As Maki's screams gradually subsided, Uchiha Mo's gaze fell on a certain spot in the air.
Blue Baby Fusion Rate: 10.52% + 9.13% (When both stats reach 10%, the stealth ability is unlocked)
As expected of an elite Jonin proficient in Wind Release, his life increased Mo's Wind Release proficiency by nearly nine percent. However, this was only due to the low unlock rate. If Uchiha Mo's unlock rate were above twenty percent, the increase would likely not have been so significant. In addition to Wind Release, the unlock rate of Yang Release also increased slightly, though not by much.
Uchiha Mo withdrew his gaze and looked expressionlessly at the woods beside him.
"Have you seen enough? Come out."
As soon as he finished speaking, a rustling sound came from the jungle, and a moment later, a white-haired person wearing a black mask darted out from it.
Despite wearing a mask, his incredulous expression was as clear as the hole in Jesus' palm: "You actually killed Machi!"
Kakashi had already escaped, but on the way, Mo's words kept echoing in his mind. Kakashi was one of the greatest geniuses in Konoha's history, everyone thought so, and he himself believed it too. But…
"Only the weak face difficult choices; the strong can choose the right one no matter what. Since you value this mission so much, then you can run away with that Sand Ninja like a stray dog. I'll kill Maki!"
The contempt and clash of ideas from his peers, whom he had always regarded as formidable rivals, surged fiercely in his mind, like a storm brewing!
Comrades or mission? This choice, which could have crushed Konoha's White Fang, seemed to be merely a question, a test, for Uchiha Mo: Are you strong enough?
"No! Father is the legendary White Fang of Konoha, a hero of the Second Shinobi World War! A strongman respected even by the Sannin! How could he be weak?! But..."
Suddenly, Kakashi's mind flashed back to the image of Uchiha Mo saving him from the wind blades and resolutely facing Maki, and he stopped in his tracks.
"Hey! Kakashi, have you heard of Uchiha Mo? He's the strongest genius in our Uchiha clan! Of course, he's still a little bit inferior to me, hehe~ If he had enrolled, you definitely wouldn't have gotten first place. It's a pity I heard that he firmly refused the clan's enrollment requirements, so you can be so smug."
"Kakashi! Did you hear? Mo awakened his Sharingan! He awakened it at the age of five! The clan head said it's a new record for the Uchiha clan! Even the Third Hokage came to the clan to invite him to the Ninja Academy! That's the Hokage, and Mo didn't even give him any face! He's even more arrogant than you..."
"Kakashi, Mo has made a name for himself as a 'Blood Ninja' outside, and I heard that the number of missions he's completed is almost catching up with some Jonin! That's so cool. What title do you think I should get? How about 'Goggles Sharingan Hero'? Hey! Don't go..."
"..."
"Uchiha Mo... are you a teammate on this mission?"
"White Fang's son? Whatever, just don't drag me down."
……
Kakashi placed the Sand Ninja on the ground and began rapidly forming hand seals.
"Earth Release: Earth Prison Hall Without End!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Kakashi placed his hands on the ground. With the infusion of chakra, the ground in front of him surged like a swamp, quickly burying the Sand Ninja vertically into the ground, leaving only his head exposed. Then he quickly left a few Konoha coded messages around him and turned to look in the direction he came from.
"I'm going back, not for my companions, but to see if Mo has the right to say that after his fate. I want him to understand the price of making the wrong choice, and I want to prove that my father is not a weakling!"
……
The tomoe in Uchiha Mo's eye sockets slowly disappeared, turning back into a pair of clean black eyes. He glanced at the spot where Maki had just been lying without replying. There was only a pile of human-shaped ashes left there, not even a trace of flesh or bone.
He sensed Kakashi rushing back when he knocked Maki away. Otherwise, if Mo had used the Fire Child's ability, the battle would have been much simpler. With the advantage of the restraint relationship, he could have defeated Maki without such a sophisticated tactic.
And that ability that needs to be temporarily concealed is precisely the core ability of Fire Boy's first stage "Fire" - fire control!
With this ability, Mo can directly convert chakra into flames without relying on hand seals or ninjutsu systems, and it's as easy as using an arm or finger!
However, this kind of thing is too illogical and needs a whitewashing process. But coincidentally, the perfect whitewashing tool is right in front of Uchiha Mo.