Sharingan Evolution: Proficiency's Path

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—

Several shurikens were thrown by Uchiha Shisui, targeting all of Qingming's vital points.

With his Sharingan spinning rapidly, Qingming instantly locked onto all the incoming shurikens and predicted their trajectories.

His body flickered, dodging most of the attacks. The remaining two shurikens were deflected by his sword, one by one.

Without pausing, he quickly advanced toward Uchiha Shisui again.

Seeing this, Shisui followed suit, throwing kunai while simultaneously using the Body Flicker Technique to widen the distance.

And so, both kept pulling back and forth. When Shisui ran out of ninja tools, he launched ninjutsu attacks.

Although Qingming's Sharingan allowed him to evade the attacks, he could never get close enough to Shisui, making his plan for close-quarters combat fruitless.

'Since that's the case, let's see whose ninjutsu is stronger!'

With that thought, Qingming suddenly stopped in his tracks, twirling his wrist to sheath his short sword.

He quickly formed the seals 'Rat—Tiger—Dog—Ox—Rabbit—Tiger,' and as soon as he finished, he spat out dozens, if not hundreds, of fireballs.

These fireballs, like the seeds of the phoenix flower, flew toward Uchiha Shisui.

"So fast!"

Shisui was startled, hurriedly dodging.

But he had underestimated Qingming's proficiency in the Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Jutsu, getting caught off guard.

It wasn't entirely Shisui's fault. After all, when Qingming had used the Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu earlier, it was nothing special.

With that first impression in mind, Shisui naturally assumed Qingming's ninjutsu level was average.

Unexpectedly, his proficiency in the Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Jutsu far surpassed the Great Fireball Jutsu.

Taking an initial hit was inevitable.

But Qingming wasn't about to let the opportunity slip by. Seeing the disheveled Shisui barely dodging the first wave of attacks, Qingming launched a second wave immediately.

Once again, it was the Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Jutsu, but this time, Qingming threw several shurikens amidst the fireballs.

For an ordinary opponent, such a sudden combination attack would likely land.

But Shisui was no ordinary opponent. His eyes never left Qingming.

So the moment Qingming launched his attack, Shisui sensed something different.

He responded with even more caution while dodging.

Despite this, he was still startled by the fiery red shurikens hidden within the fireballs.

Feeling the heat radiating from them, Shisui shuddered at the thought of how painful it would be if one hit him.

Fortunately, for someone with a Sharingan, this kind of attack wasn't too threatening.

Shisui dodged Qingming's assault with a few quick movements.

Seeing this, Qingming silently sighed, "What a pity," before launching yet another attack.

It was the same Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Jutsu. With his current chakra reserves, he could perform this technique fifty or sixty more times without an issue.

Since Shisui refused to engage in close combat, Qingming would force him to.

As the saying goes, a long defense will lead to a mistake.

Qingming could launch such attacks endlessly.

Shisui could dodge once, twice, three times, four times, even ten times.

But as long as Shisui made a single mistake, that would be Qingming's opening.

Moreover, as time passed, Qingming became increasingly familiar with Shisui's behavioral patterns.

With the insight provided by his Sharingan, predicting Shisui's movements became easier.

As a result, the pressure on Shisui would continue to increase.

At that point, Shisui would either be forced to engage in direct combat or make a mistake while evading, leaving him vulnerable.

Either way, Qingming had nothing to lose, so he wasn't in a hurry.

All he had to do now was closely monitor Shisui's movements and be mindful of any potential counterattacks.

Time passed, minute by minute.

In the second-floor corridor, the already eliminated candidates stood in stunned silence.

Watching the battle below, they felt as though they were witnessing a fight on a whole different level.

Judging by the level of skill on display, they thought that if it were them down there, they'd be dead at least eight times over by now.

"Are they really just genin?"

In the crowd, someone voiced the thought that had crossed everyone's mind.

But no one answered. All eyes were locked on the fight below.

Finally, after narrowly avoiding another round of fireballs, Uchiha Shisui initiated a counterattack.

Perhaps he realized that dragging the fight out any longer would do him no good, so he chose to retaliate decisively.

However, counterattacking required strategy.

First, close combat had to be avoided as much as possible.

Second, ninjutsu could only serve as support.

Since he had just awakened his Sharingan, Shisui hadn't learned many ninjutsu techniques yet. His best move was still the Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu.

But as the earlier battle showed, that attack wasn't enough to harm Qingming.

Thus, Shisui's only reliable option was genjutsu.

After all, the earlier genjutsu confrontation was the one instance where he gained the upper hand.

Realizing this, Shisui aimed to capitalize on that advantage.

But what Shisui could think of, Qingming could think of too.

So when Shisui tried to disrupt Qingming's focus with the Great Fireball Jutsu, Qingming remained unfazed.

Using the Body Flicker Technique, Qingming dodged the large fireball and immediately countered with the Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes Technique.

Shisui had gained the upper hand in their earlier genjutsu duel because his mental strength was higher than Qingming's. But more importantly, it was because he acted first.

Otherwise, even if Qingming lost, he wouldn't have been injured.

After all, Shisui's Sharingan wasn't a Mangekyō yet. With only two tomoe, the difference wasn't that great.

Because of this, Qingming's preemptive strike this time didn't put him at a disadvantage at all.

In fact, the sudden nature of his attack caught Shisui completely off guard, causing him to scream in agony from the pain induced by the Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes.

In the end, Shisui was still just a nine-year-old boy. Although mature for his age, such sudden torment was too much to bear.

But Qingming wasn't concerned with whether Shisui could handle it.

Seeing Shisui caught in the genjutsu, Qingming wasted no time. Without hesitation, he quickly formed the seals 'Snake—Dragon—Rabbit—Tiger,' and released a stream of fire from his mouth—the Fire Release: Dragon Flame Jutsu.

This technique had one defining characteristic: speed.

Especially in a straight line, it was faster than most Fire Release techniques.

As for ninja tools...

Well, they were long gone!

As the flames surged toward him, Shisui's eyes widened in fear, a deep terror rising within him.

But a genius is a genius, even in such a desperate situation. He forced himself to regain his composure.

At the very last second, using the power of his two-tomoe Sharingan and his formidable mental strength, Shisui broke free from the genjutsu and leapt to the side.

The proctors, who had been preparing to intervene, halted in their tracks.

The flames struck the ground with a tremendous explosion, barely grazing Shisui.

This was the Fire Release: Dragon Flame Jutsu's weakness—it could only attack in a straight line and couldn't curve.

But that was enough.

Before Shisui could even stand, Qingming had already used the Body Flicker Technique to appear beside him.

Feeling the cold steel against his neck, Shisui hesitated for a moment, then finally gave up resisting and whispered, "I lost."

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