Chapter 83
Battle against Fugaku and the Clan Chief!
"Knock knock knock!"
"Alright! Now is not the time to settle scores!"
He frowned instantly and spoke sternly.
After he finished speaking, the venue gradually quieted down.
"In short, Mo made the Uchiha name resound throughout the ninja world once again and saw through Konoha's hypocrisy. He made a huge contribution to the Uchiha! At the same time, Mo's younger brother, Shisui, also saved many clansmen's lives on the battlefield! Without Shisui, the Uchiha's losses would have been even greater!"
Hehe~
Standing beside Mo, Zhi Shui couldn't help but grin with a smug smile upon hearing this.
He ignored her immediately and continued speaking:
"Most importantly, it's about Mo's strength. He killed the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, Chiyo, and Ebizo, clearly making him the strongest Uchiha right now. And according to Uchiha tradition... the leader can only be the strongest!"
Having said that, he glanced briefly at Fugaku, and seeing that his expression remained unchanged, nodded to himself and continued:
"Of course, the Uchiha clan isn't entirely ungrateful. Considering Fugaku's significant contributions to the clan, I propose a battle between Fugaku and Sumi. The winner will become the leader of the Uchiha clan!"
"This is both punishment for Fugaku and reward for Sumi and Shisui... Now, let's vote by raising hands!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Uchiha disciples below the stage all raised their right hands. The old man quickly scanned the crowd and nodded in satisfaction.
"Very good, the proposal is approved. Fugaku, Sumi, do you have any objections?"
"I have no objection."
Fugaku responded calmly. At this point, his mind inexplicably calmed down.
Before Fugaku became the clan leader, he may have had lofty ambitions, hoping to lead the Uchiha clan to a new level. However, as the gap between reality and fantasy gradually became clear, he clearly realized his own shortcomings, especially with such outstanding geniuses emerging among the younger generation.
In the midst of these past few days' public discourse, Fugaku had even entertained the idea of simply giving up. Of course, it was just a thought; neither from a personal standpoint nor from a sense of responsibility to his clan could he simply abdicate.
Moreover, even if Mo wins in the end, he still needs this battle to prove the legitimacy of his position as clan leader.
"Where's the ink?" Instantly, her gaze shifted to the boy beside her.
"no problem."
She nodded immediately. "Okay, let's go then. The plaza outside the shrine is big enough."
As soon as he finished speaking, Setsuna took the lead and descended from the high platform, walking towards the gate. The clansmen standing by the gate immediately opened it, letting the sunlight once again stream into the shrine.
A short while later, the Uchiha clansmen formed a circle at the edge of the plaza in front of the shrine.
In the center of the square, Fugaku and Moyao stood facing each other, slowly forming a seal of opposition.
"Mo, show no mercy! Let me see the true strength of the so-called strongest Uchiha!"
Fugaku stared intently at the boy opposite him with a determined expression and bright, piercing eyes.
"Okay, if you can see."
Mo responded calmly, raising his right hand in a sword-finger gesture to his chest.
Setsuna, with Shisui standing waist-high beside him, stood before the shrine gate, tapped the floor with his cane, and said in a deep voice:
"Battle...begins!"
As soon as the powerful words fell, Fugaku immediately turned his right hand, and a large number of kunai slipped from his sleeve and were caught between his fingers. His eyes turned scarlet, and he rushed towards Mo first!
Mo Jingjing stood still, watching Fugaku's movements. Apart from her eyes also transforming into a pair of three-tomoe Sharingan, she made no other unusual moves.
"Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!"
Fugaku suddenly waved his hand, throwing the kunai at Uchiha Sumire, and then quickly began to form hand seals in front of him.
"Ding, ding, ding, ding..."
The kunai collided in the air and quickly surrounded Mo's body from all directions. The kunai fell like rain. At the same time, Fugaku completed the hand seal. He put his palms together in front of his mouth and suddenly puffed out his chest.
"Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Technique!"
Mo remained calm, his right hand resting on the hilt of the sword at his waist.
"Click—"
Futsu-no-Mitama was drawn half an inch from its sheath...
The next moment, a dense array of black blades suddenly erupted! The pitch-black Absolute Domain shattered all the kunai surrounding Mo!
Even the fireball that followed was reduced to sparks and quickly annihilated under the black light!
"What kind of ability is this?!" Fugaku was shocked and his eyes widened.
Before Fugaku could even react, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him! Then came the whooshing sound as a powerful uppercut slammed into Fugaku's stomach.
"Bang!"
"Ugh!"
Fugaku immediately bent over like a shrimp, his eyes widening as if they were about to pop out.
Immediately afterwards, Fugaku felt a pair of hands suddenly grab the hair on the back of his head and roughly lift his head up. Then, Mo's calm, scarlet eyes came into Fugaku's view.
"Genjutsu: Sharingan!"
"Hmm..."
Fugaku Uchiha's body trembled, and then he collapsed to the ground.
"..."
The entire arena fell silent. The Uchiha clan ninjas stared blankly at the boy in the arena, clearly still reeling from the overly simplistic battle.
Everyone had a feeling that Uchiha Mo would be the winner, but even Setsuna didn't expect Mo to win so easily.
But this was all within Uchiha Mo's expectations.
After all, although Mo's eyes still only have three tomoe, his ocular power has long since reached the level of the Mangekyou Sharingan, but for some reason, it hasn't evolved yet. And the Mangekyou Sharingan has an overwhelming advantage in ocular power over the three tomoe!
Even if Fugaku acquired the Mangekyou Sharingan in the anime's original content, that was after the Uchiha clan participated in the Hidden Mist battlefield. At that time, he was no match for Mo.
"The winner is Uchiha Sumi!"
In an instant, a loud voice announced the result, and the entire square erupted in discussion as a group of people began to chatter about the details of the battle.
"Did you see Mo's movements clearly? He's so fast! Fugaku didn't even have time to react!"
"Yes! The difference in strength is simply too great."
"I didn't expect Mo to be this strong..."
"..."
Uchiha Mo slowly walked to Setsuna's side, looked at Setsuna and Shisui, and nodded slowly.
He immediately tapped the floor with his cane again and said in a deep voice:
"Alright! We'll discuss this further when we get back. Now, let's return to the shrine and continue the clan meeting. Hina and Zenzo, you two carry Fugaku inside."
As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around and pushed open the shrine's gate, but instead of going in, he stepped back to the side of the door and gave Uchiha Mo a smile.
"Please go first, clan leader."
Mo glanced at him, but didn't reply. Instead, he walked directly into the shrine.
"Alright! Now is not the time to settle scores!"
He frowned instantly and spoke sternly.
After he finished speaking, the venue gradually quieted down.
"In short, Mo made the Uchiha name resound throughout the ninja world once again and saw through Konoha's hypocrisy. He made a huge contribution to the Uchiha! At the same time, Mo's younger brother, Shisui, also saved many clansmen's lives on the battlefield! Without Shisui, the Uchiha's losses would have been even greater!"
Hehe~
Standing beside Mo, Zhi Shui couldn't help but grin with a smug smile upon hearing this.
He ignored her immediately and continued speaking:
"Most importantly, it's about Mo's strength. He killed the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, Chiyo, and Ebizo, clearly making him the strongest Uchiha right now. And according to Uchiha tradition... the leader can only be the strongest!"
Having said that, he glanced briefly at Fugaku, and seeing that his expression remained unchanged, nodded to himself and continued:
"Of course, the Uchiha clan isn't entirely ungrateful. Considering Fugaku's significant contributions to the clan, I propose a battle between Fugaku and Sumi. The winner will become the leader of the Uchiha clan!"
"This is both punishment for Fugaku and reward for Sumi and Shisui... Now, let's vote by raising hands!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Uchiha disciples below the stage all raised their right hands. The old man quickly scanned the crowd and nodded in satisfaction.
"Very good, the proposal is approved. Fugaku, Sumi, do you have any objections?"
"I have no objection."
Fugaku responded calmly. At this point, his mind inexplicably calmed down.
Before Fugaku became the clan leader, he may have had lofty ambitions, hoping to lead the Uchiha clan to a new level. However, as the gap between reality and fantasy gradually became clear, he clearly realized his own shortcomings, especially with such outstanding geniuses emerging among the younger generation.
In the midst of these past few days' public discourse, Fugaku had even entertained the idea of simply giving up. Of course, it was just a thought; neither from a personal standpoint nor from a sense of responsibility to his clan could he simply abdicate.
Moreover, even if Mo wins in the end, he still needs this battle to prove the legitimacy of his position as clan leader.
"Where's the ink?" Instantly, her gaze shifted to the boy beside her.
"no problem."
She nodded immediately. "Okay, let's go then. The plaza outside the shrine is big enough."
As soon as he finished speaking, Setsuna took the lead and descended from the high platform, walking towards the gate. The clansmen standing by the gate immediately opened it, letting the sunlight once again stream into the shrine.
A short while later, the Uchiha clansmen formed a circle at the edge of the plaza in front of the shrine.
In the center of the square, Fugaku and Moyao stood facing each other, slowly forming a seal of opposition.
"Mo, show no mercy! Let me see the true strength of the so-called strongest Uchiha!"
Fugaku stared intently at the boy opposite him with a determined expression and bright, piercing eyes.
"Okay, if you can see."
Mo responded calmly, raising his right hand in a sword-finger gesture to his chest.
Setsuna, with Shisui standing waist-high beside him, stood before the shrine gate, tapped the floor with his cane, and said in a deep voice:
"Battle...begins!"
As soon as the powerful words fell, Fugaku immediately turned his right hand, and a large number of kunai slipped from his sleeve and were caught between his fingers. His eyes turned scarlet, and he rushed towards Mo first!
Mo Jingjing stood still, watching Fugaku's movements. Apart from her eyes also transforming into a pair of three-tomoe Sharingan, she made no other unusual moves.
"Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!"
Fugaku suddenly waved his hand, throwing the kunai at Uchiha Sumire, and then quickly began to form hand seals in front of him.
"Ding, ding, ding, ding..."
The kunai collided in the air and quickly surrounded Mo's body from all directions. The kunai fell like rain. At the same time, Fugaku completed the hand seal. He put his palms together in front of his mouth and suddenly puffed out his chest.
"Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Technique!"
Mo remained calm, his right hand resting on the hilt of the sword at his waist.
"Click—"
Futsu-no-Mitama was drawn half an inch from its sheath...
The next moment, a dense array of black blades suddenly erupted! The pitch-black Absolute Domain shattered all the kunai surrounding Mo!
Even the fireball that followed was reduced to sparks and quickly annihilated under the black light!
"What kind of ability is this?!" Fugaku was shocked and his eyes widened.
Before Fugaku could even react, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him! Then came the whooshing sound as a powerful uppercut slammed into Fugaku's stomach.
"Bang!"
"Ugh!"
Fugaku immediately bent over like a shrimp, his eyes widening as if they were about to pop out.
Immediately afterwards, Fugaku felt a pair of hands suddenly grab the hair on the back of his head and roughly lift his head up. Then, Mo's calm, scarlet eyes came into Fugaku's view.
"Genjutsu: Sharingan!"
"Hmm..."
Fugaku Uchiha's body trembled, and then he collapsed to the ground.
"..."
The entire arena fell silent. The Uchiha clan ninjas stared blankly at the boy in the arena, clearly still reeling from the overly simplistic battle.
Everyone had a feeling that Uchiha Mo would be the winner, but even Setsuna didn't expect Mo to win so easily.
But this was all within Uchiha Mo's expectations.
After all, although Mo's eyes still only have three tomoe, his ocular power has long since reached the level of the Mangekyou Sharingan, but for some reason, it hasn't evolved yet. And the Mangekyou Sharingan has an overwhelming advantage in ocular power over the three tomoe!
Even if Fugaku acquired the Mangekyou Sharingan in the anime's original content, that was after the Uchiha clan participated in the Hidden Mist battlefield. At that time, he was no match for Mo.
"The winner is Uchiha Sumi!"
In an instant, a loud voice announced the result, and the entire square erupted in discussion as a group of people began to chatter about the details of the battle.
"Did you see Mo's movements clearly? He's so fast! Fugaku didn't even have time to react!"
"Yes! The difference in strength is simply too great."
"I didn't expect Mo to be this strong..."
"..."
Uchiha Mo slowly walked to Setsuna's side, looked at Setsuna and Shisui, and nodded slowly.
He immediately tapped the floor with his cane again and said in a deep voice:
"Alright! We'll discuss this further when we get back. Now, let's return to the shrine and continue the clan meeting. Hina and Zenzo, you two carry Fugaku inside."
As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around and pushed open the shrine's gate, but instead of going in, he stepped back to the side of the door and gave Uchiha Mo a smile.
"Please go first, clan leader."
Mo glanced at him, but didn't reply. Instead, he walked directly into the shrine.