Naruto: Sukuna's Jinchuriki, I am Uchiha

Chapter 140: I Am Uchiha Shisui, Your New Nightmare

On this day, A recalled the feeling of being dominated by fear.

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The true Slash Release, unique to Uchiha Kagami.

In conventional understanding, a Kekkei Tōta is the product of the fusion of three chakra natures.

But Slash Release is different.

Uchiha Kagami had explicitly stated that Slash Release was a Kekkei Tōta combining the power of two realms—specifically, the fusion of the Mangekyō Sharingan and Sukuna's slashes.

Over the years, Uchiha Kagami had developed a set of Slash Release secret techniques that could be used by ordinary Uchiha clan members.

An example was the A-rank ninjutsu Wind Blade, resembling the Dissolution Slash Kagami used in his youth, requiring a certain level of proficiency in swordsmanship and the Sharingan.

To put it simply:

Kagami's Slash Release was the ultimate, exclusive edition.

The version for the clan members was the standard edition.

And Shisui's current mastery fell somewhere between the two, considered the standard edition.

This version involved enhancing formless slashes with Sharingan ocular power, combined with specific striking techniques, to achieve the preliminary level of Black Slash.

Training in this technique was even more difficult than mastering the Flying Thunder God Technique, with absolute control over one's strength being just the most basic requirement.

The Slash Release training scroll Kagami provided detailed the standard edition.

If someone possessed the same eyes and abilities as Kagami, they might reach his level.

Of course, that was only theoretical.

Just like how Yamato, with Hashirama cells, could use Wood Release, but was still worlds apart from Senju Hashirama himself.

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Shisui's short blade danced, creating an impenetrable defense, with slashes trailing black-and-red lightning.

This clashed brilliantly with A's Lightning Release Armor, as Shisui's slashes struck from all angles, blocked by A's arm guards.

The speed of their exchange was so intense that no one else could intervene.

While A's Lightning Release Armor enhanced both offense and defense, it wasn't as formidable as his father's. Only in terms of speed had he surpassed his predecessor.

The battlefield was now enveloped in black-red lightning and bright blue thunder, like storm clouds gathering, with gales howling around them.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Though it was a one-on-one fight, the pace made it feel like hundreds were clashing, with sonic booms and shockwaves rippling across the battlefield.

While A could match Shisui's speed, the difference in perception between them was immense.

Shisui's Three Tomoe Sharingan had perception abilities on par with an ordinary Mangekyō Sharingan.

In essence, except for the lack of a unique Mangekyō jutsu, Shisui's basic Sharingan proficiency had already reached Mangekyō-level.

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As the slashes accumulated, A could no longer block everything with his arm guards. Blade lights tore his clothes, leaving shallow wounds across his body.

Upon closer inspection—

A's upper body was riddled with countless sword cuts and blade scars.

Tiny scars crisscrossed his skin, while a particularly fearsome gash stretched from his left shoulder to his lower right ribs.

Looking down at his wounds, A sneered coldly.

"This is Kagami's 'gift'."

"Ever since that battle, I've been drowning in the agony of defeat. One day, I will—"

"Talking like that only makes you look incompetent."

Shisui interrupted him with a disdainful chuckle.

"One day what? Would you dare say that in front of my brother?"

"Gift? How self-important. Surviving one of my brother's casual slashes makes you proud?"

"You fools keep fixating on my brother as your enemy."

"But ever since my brother surpassed you all, he never even regarded you as worthy rivals."

"An eagle soaring in the sky doesn't concern itself with ants crawling in the mud."

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Even Onoki and others couldn't help but feel their faces flush with embarrassment.

Shisui glanced around casually, a faint smile curling his lips, conveying an unspoken message:

Seriously? Trying to talk tough to an Uchiha? We don't play that game.

"Bastard!!" A roared, punching forward.

Shisui switched tactics, shifting from offense to defense while continuing his verbal assault.

"What's wrong? Losing your temper already?"

"Weren't you the one who started the trash talk? Just a few words, and you're already cursing?"

"Seems like Kakashi-senpai was right about you—just a bunch of underdeveloped, hotheaded, dark-skinned monkeys."

A's face turned so red it nearly blackened, his movements growing increasingly erratic.

If both sides possessed unshakable wills, trash talk would be ineffective.

But A clearly had deep-seated psychological scars.

When facing the Uchiha, he always placed himself in the position of a victim and avenger.

From losing Burubi during his first encounter with Uchiha Kagami, to watching his father die before his eyes in the second battle…

Even if A didn't want to admit it—

He feared the Uchiha.

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For ten years, A had trained without rest, always pushing himself to the brink of death, just to stand proudly before Uchiha Kagami.

He didn't seek praise or recognition.

He just wanted to prove—

The son of the Third Raikage also has the courage to face you!

But now…

Now he couldn't even defeat that man's younger brother!

A's movements grew faster and more reckless.

The more desperate he became, the more mistakes he made.

Fighting an Uchiha came with a fundamental rule: Never make eye contact with the Sharingan.

A had abided by this rule from the start, maintaining vigilance.

But as frustration mounted without results, his focus wavered for just an instant.

Just one fleeting moment.

And Shisui seized it.

Both Minato and Uchiha Kagami had emphasized the importance of seizing opportunities.

In battles between evenly matched opponents, victory often hinged on a single moment.

Twisting his body at an improbable angle, Shisui used the reflection of his blade to project his scarlet gaze into A's eyes.

Genjutsu: Sharingan – Mirror Flower Water Moon!

It wasn't an advanced secret technique—just a simple genjutsu cast through blade reflection.

Simple, yet deadly effective.

A's vision darkened, his movements halted.

Whoosh!!

Without hesitation, Shisui slashed at A's neck!

Clang!

A massive needle-like sword intercepted the strike, deflecting Shisui's blade.

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Killer B shrugged, red chakra cloaking his body.

"Yo, lil' bro, don't go making moves like that on my big bro, ya dig?"

Shisui glanced at the surrounding shinobi.

Earlier, they hadn't intervened because the two were locked in an intense duel and out of consideration for A's pride.

After all, A was once the leader of a great ninja village and one of the strongest in the ninja world.

In contrast, Shisui, while famed as Uchiha Kagami's brother, was mostly known within the Land of Fire.

If they had ganged up from the start, it would've looked disgraceful.

But now that A had lost…

There was no shame in initiating a righteous beatdown.

Shisui took two steps back, smiling faintly. "Do you all… really think I don't know the Flying Thunder God Technique?"

Whoosh!

In an instant, Shisui appeared atop a distant tree.

An unshackled Flying Thunder God user was one of the most troublesome foes to deal with in the ninja world.

Sliding his blade back into its sheath, the seventeen-year-old tilted his head with a confident smile, radiating unparalleled self-assurance.

"Let's call it a day. The score is one to zero."

"Remember my name—Uchiha Shisui."

"Your new nightmare."

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