Chapter 165: Shinatobe and Amano-Iwato

Shuriken.

Anyone with a sane mind would know that it's impossible to kill Uchiha Dan with such a weapon.

Chisuko's actions seemed incredibly overconfident.

However, the Mangekyou in her eyes made it impossible for anyone to underestimate her power, Dan included.

Dan's gaze hardened.

The incoming shuriken suddenly slowed in his vision. Upon closer inspection, he noticed a faint layer of blue-white chakra clinging to it.

There was definitely a trick to it.

But Dan didn't choose to dodge. Instead, he stood firm, his muscles under his clothes writhing and bulging.

In an instant, Dan's entire body released a massive amount of Yang Release chakra.

In the world of shinobi.

Even Jonin could only release chakra from a portion of their chakra points.

Only those like Dan, who had pushed their physical development to the limit and could freely control their bodies, could release chakra from all their chakra points.

Not long ago.

After his fight with the Fourth Raikage, Dan was inspired by the latter's Lightning Release Chakra Mode.

The chakra he released from his body quickly formed a semi-transparent golden bell over two meters high, enveloping Dan within.

Yang Release: Golden Bell Shield.

This was a defensive ninjutsu that Dan developed after imitating the Fourth Raikage's Lightning Release Armor.

The moment Dan deployed the Golden Bell Shield.

The shuriken thrown by Chisuko had also reached him.

With a series of metallic clangs, the shuriken struck the surface of the Golden Bell Shield and were all deflected.

It seemed that Dan was being overly cautious. After all, with his physical strength, not to mention shuriken, even the explosion of a hundred explosive tags wouldn't harm him.

But the reality soon proved that Dan's caution was justified.

The shuriken deflected by the Golden Bell Shield flew out in all directions.

Wherever they passed, whether it was a tree as thick as a water tank or a huge rock several meters thick, they were easily cut like tofu and finally collapsed with a bang.

The destructive power was astonishing.

What Chisuko threw was not ordinary shuriken.

Because the cut surfaces of the fallen trees and huge rocks were very smooth and flat, it was clear that they were caused by a very powerful Wind Release ninjutsu.

When it comes to the Uchiha, the outside world's impression of this clan is usually Fire Release and Sharingan.

In reality there are also a few experts in Wind Release within the Uchiha clan. For example, the former Uchiha Madara, who held a Gunbai, was unmatched in his mastery of Wind Release.

Chisuko was also a user of Wind Release.

In other words.

Her Mangekyou ability was related to Wind Release?

Dan made this guess.

Then he took steps towards Chisuko.

During this process, the Golden Bell Shield around Dan also moved with him, emitting a majestic golden light, making him look like a solemn Buddha, giving the opponent a strong sense of oppression.

Chisuko was taken aback and subconsciously stepped back.

She originally thought that her eye technique could cut through everything in the world, but now she found that Dan's defense was much stronger than she had imagined.

But Chisuko was not convinced.

She still chuckled, drawing the ninja blade from her waist and staring intently.

As a line of bloody tears flowed from Chisuko's left eye, the ninja blade in her hand was suddenly covered with a dazzling blue-white glow, emitting a terrifying chakra fluctuation.

The next second.

"Die, you bastard!"

Chisuko leaped up with a maniacal laugh, gripping her ninja blade tightly and slashing towards Dan.

Facing this formidable strike.

Dan still didn't dodge, but instead stopped in his tracks. Suddenly, like a spinning top, he began to rotate at high speed on the spot.

His Golden Bell Shield also spun rapidly, emitting a brilliant golden light, and its defensive power was further enhanced.

This was the Hyuga clan's "Rotation," hailed as an absolute defense, which Dan had also copied and applied to his Golden Bell Shield.

With a loud bang, the ninja blade struck the Golden Bell Shield. The blue-white and golden lights erupted, devouring each other and illuminating the forest.

At the same time, a loud noise echoed far away in the night sky, startling countless birds.

Numerous wind blades swept in all directions, causing trees within a hundred meters to fall in swathes, leaving only bare stumps.

In the distance.

In the forest, Kakashi and Tenzou were carefully tracking the Uchiha clan.

Due to fear of being discovered by the Uchiha, the two had always maintained a distance of over fifty kilometers from their target, using the ninja dogs raised by Kakashi to track by scent.

"There's a fight ahead."

During their rest, they suddenly heard a huge commotion and hurried over.

A gust of night wind blew away the dust on the battlefield.

Was that... Uchiha Dan?

Kakashi and Tenzou's pupils shrank as they saw a familiar tall figure.

Dan was standing there.

His clothes seemed to have been cut open by a sharp weapon, and a long wound appeared on his chest, with blood seeping out.

Someone was able to injure Uchiha Dan?

Seeing this, Kakashi and Tenzou both looked shocked. Then they widened their eyes, trying to see clearly who was fighting with Dan.

Across from Dan was a short-haired woman of small stature. The pair of Mangekyou in her eyes indicated her Uchiha identity.

What's going on, are the Uchiha fighting amongst themselves?

Kakashi and Tenzou exchanged glances, both seeing the surprise and confusion in each other's eyes. They held their breath, hiding in the dense leaves, and continued to watch.

"Heh...heh."

Chisuko was panting heavily, the ninja blade in her hand had already broken into several pieces, and the mad smile on her face had disappeared, leaving only horror.

Her strongest strike, although it successfully broke Dan's Golden Bell Shield, was also neutralized by most of its power. When the final strike hit Dan, it was shattered by his steel-like body.

Although Dan was bleeding, the wound was not deep at all, it was just a minor injury.

"How is it possible, I can't kill him, this guy is a monster..."

Chisuko shook her head vigorously, mumbling to herself in front of Dan.

Dan looked down at his own wound, also somewhat surprised.

He had to say.

The power of Chisuko's eye technique exceeded his expectations.

So, he should take her power for himself.

Hmm? Sensing Dan's killing intent, Chisuko quickly leaped backward, trying to put some distance between her and Dan.

Boom! Dan relentlessly pursued, unleashing a powerful punch. His body erupted with a strong current of chakra, locking onto Chisuko with a murderous intent, leaving her unable to move.

If this punch landed on Chisuko, she would undoubtedly be torn apart, her death would be incredibly gruesome.

At the brink of life and death.

Chisuko's gaze hardened, once again invoking her Mangekyou Sharingan.

She bent her knees, lowering her center of gravity, her knees coming together in a knock-kneed stance. At the same time, she clenched her fists tightly, placing them at her sides.

This posture, while looking somewhat comical, was also strangely adorable.

It made Dan pause for a moment.

"Ha!"

With Chisuko's shout, a burst of energy erupted from her body, instantly forming a semi-spherical transparent barrier, protecting her within.

It seemed to be a technique similar to Dan's Yang Release: Golden Bell Shield.

As for its defensive power.

Bang!

Dan's punch, heavy enough to flip a Tailed Beast, landed on the spherical barrier, but it didn't even budge.

It felt like punching a thick rock.

Oh? Dan looked surprised, retracting his fist. He stroked his chin while circling the semi-spherical barrier.

During this process.

Chisuko, exerting all her strength, maintained her knock-kneed stance.

She seemed to realize that her actions were somewhat embarrassing, so she simply closed her eyes, buried her head in her chest, and hid inside the barrier like an ostrich.

Interesting.

Dan's eyes flickered. This was the first time he had encountered such a peculiar opponent.

He calmly summoned his Stand, "The World," and stretched his muscles. He took a stance in front of the barrier, and then—

Muda Muda Muda Muda!

Dan and The World simultaneously threw punches, like two high-speed pile drivers, creating a barrage of fists that rained down on the barrier.

Rapid-fire punches.

Boom boom boom.

Under the barrage of countless punches, Chisuko's barrier remained unscathed, resisting every attack from Dan and The World.

Physical attacks are ineffective?

Seeing this, Dan's eyes narrowed. He released a genjutsu towards Chisuko inside the barrier, trying to break her down with illusion.

Unexpectedly.

Buzz.

Even the invisible genjutsu was rebounded by the barrier.

It seemed.

Physical attacks and mental attacks were unable to penetrate the barrier and harm Chisuko.

Was she invincible?

Impossible.

Every technique has a weakness.

In Dan's view, even if Chisuko's barrier could resist all forms of attack, the intensity of the attacks it could withstand must have a limit.

Perhaps, a "Serious Punch" could break this barrier.

However, Chisuko was not worth Dan's seriousness.

Facing this barrier, his solution was— to focus his right eye's gaze on Chisuko.

The next instant.

Heavenly Transfer activated.

Whoosh.

Driven by his own genjutsu, Dan moved at the speed of light towards the transparent barrier. Between the two, there seemed to be some indescribable confrontation.

Dan's Heavenly Transfer allowed him to teleport to wherever his gaze fell.

Chisuko's Sharingan created a transparent barrier that could not be broken by any attack.

The effects of these two techniques were obviously contradictory and conflicting.

When they clashed head-on, the result was unexpected. It didn't end with one side's defeat, but—

They achieved a strange coexistence.

Chisuko's barrier didn't break, it remained intact.

However, Dan appeared inside the barrier.

What?

Chisuko abruptly lifted her head, her eyes wide in shock as she stared at Dan who had suddenly intruded into her barrier.

"Heh heh."

Dan grinned, revealing an even more terrifying smile. Then, like a bolt of lightning, he reached out a large hand, his fingers spread wide, and grabbed Chisuko's head.

He then lifted her up and violently smashed her into the ground.

Boom.

Before Chisuko could react, she was slammed face-first into the earth, buried in the soil.

In an instant.

Her face was covered in blood, her limbs twitching violently. She had been severely injured by Dan's attack.

The semi-spherical transparent barrier also "pop" burst like a bubble.

Chisuko's consciousness was blurry. She struggled to open her eyes, only to meet a pair of blood-red eyes adorned with the Taijitu pattern.

Buzz buzz.

Dan's genjutsu overpowered Chisuko, successfully invading her mind and controlling her with an illusion.

Then.

At Dan's command, Chisuko revealed the secrets of her Mangekyou Sharingan without reservation.

Chisuko's right eye's Sharingan, named "Shinatobe," was like Amaterasu, the strongest fire release. Shinatobe was the highest level of wind release. It summoned the legendary "divine wind" from distant spaces with the user's genjutsu, its power capable of cutting through anything.

It was on par with Amaterasu.

Chisuko's left eye's Sharingan, named "Amano-Iwato," created a barrier around the user, blocking all physical and mental attacks.

As Dan had guessed, to break Amano-Iwato, one must use a power far exceeding the user's— in this case, Chisuko's. The chakra difference between the two parties must be at least ten times.

In this regard, saying Amano-Iwato was invincible wasn't an overstatement.

Of course.

The drawback of this technique was also very clear.

It consumed a lot of genjutsu power, couldn't be maintained for long, and the user could only stand in place during its activation, unable to move.

Once these were known, it was easy to counter.

"Your eyes and genjutsu, I'll take them without hesitation."

After saying this, Dan reached out to gouge out Chisuko's eyes.

Just then.

"Dan!"

A shout came from the woods, and two figures appeared, rushing over.

It was his sister and brother-in-law.

It turned out.

Mikoto had noticed something off about Chisuko earlier and, worried, decided to have a heart-to-heart talk with her. After searching the camp and not finding her, Mikoto remembered Chisuko's suspicious behavior outside the tent and quickly realized something was wrong.

Mikoto told Fugaku about this, and they both agreed that Chisuko was probably targeting Dan, so they hurriedly followed.

When they arrived, they saw the scene of the battle between Dan and Chisuko.

"Dan, are you hurt?"

Mikoto noticed the wound on her brother's chest and quickly checked him over. After confirming that he was not seriously injured, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, she saw Chisuko lying on the ground, her face covered in blood, and quickly knelt down to administer first aid.

Fugaku frowned, looking seriously at his brother-in-law and asked, "Dan, what exactly happened?"

Dan told them the truth.

The couple was shocked when they heard this.

They never expected that Chisuko would blame her family's death entirely on Dan and even tried to kill him using her newly awakened Mangekyou Sharingan.

Fugaku asked further, "Dan, what do you plan to do with Chisuko? Are you going to... execute her on the spot?"

Dan glanced at his sister, Mikoto.

At this moment, she was holding Chisuko in her arms. Her eyes, looking at Dan, held a hint of reluctance and pleading. Her lips parted as if she wanted to say something but held back.

Dan knew that Mikoto and Chisuko were close, and she always treated Chisuko like a younger sister.

If it were anyone else, including Fugaku, pleading for Chisuko wouldn't work in front of Dan.

Only Mikoto.

In Dan's heart, his sister was an exception.

He was silent for a moment, glanced at the unconscious Chisuko, shook his head, and finally said to the two of them:

"Take her back."