Chapter 204: Ultimate Showdown

Lightning Body Flicker, huh...

Witnessing the ferocious speed unleashed by Yu's Lightning Release Body Flicker, Shisui's Sharingan, with its dark three-tomoe, spun wildly!

Dragon Fang!!

Following immediately, the roar of a malevolent dragon resounded through the gorge. Yu's figure had already transformed into lightning beside Shisui. A thunderous kick from below seemed to tear through the air, creating an exaggerated dragon-shaped shockwave.

"Such incredible Taijutsu!!"

Although already deeply admiring Yu's strength, Shisui hadn't expected Yu's Taijutsu to be so formidable.

Gritting his teeth, Shisui swung his short sword to block in front of him, but he only felt a terrifying dragon rushing towards him. He was sent flying like a projectile.

"It's useless, Shisui..."

"Among the ninjas of our generation, in terms of Taijutsu, no one can match me—even you!"

After kicking Shisui away like a soaring dragon's fang, Yu's movements didn't pause for a moment. A surge of ferocious Lightning Release Chakra erupted from his body, and he transformed into lightning once again, seizing the opportunity to pursue.

"Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Jutsu!!"

However, just as Yu, in the form of lightning, caught up to the airborne Shisui, Shisui, who had come to a stop, lightly tossed his short sword into the air.

In an instant, his hands formed a dozen complex hand seals, he took a deep breath, and then he spat out three huge fire dragons. They formed into spheres, carrying astonishing heat, and swiftly assaulted Yu.

No wonder Itachi, who learned alongside Shisui in the anime, could achieve such rapid seal formation speed...

Seeing the Ninjutsu unleashed by Shisui in an instant, Yu's gaze intensified. Facing the attack of the three dragon fires, even before they came close, he could feel that this advanced Fire Release Ninjutsu contained much higher temperatures than ordinary Fire Release.

"Thread Bound Shield!!"

Without delay, Yu activated the power of the Thread Fruit within him, raising his hand to release countless sturdy threads. In an instant, they condensed into an immensely large white thread shield right before him.

Sure enough, the three incredibly hot dragon-shaped fireballs slammed into Yu's Thread Bound Shield without causing the slightest ripple, dispersing directly, dissipated into nothingness.

"Finally appeared... Your Kekkei Genkai..."

Seeing his advanced Fire Release effortlessly neutralized by Yu's Thread Fruit ability, Shisui was spurred on by even stronger combat spirit. A dazzling light suddenly emanated from his Sharingan with three tomoe.

"Uchiha Style: Sword Leaping Flame!!"

Seizing the short sword that had just fallen from the air, Shisui activated the fire attribute chakra within him. In an instant, the short sword was enveloped in a layer of high-temperature flames.

"Uchiha Style: Halo Dance!!"

With the Flame Blade in hand, Shisui instantly swung it at Yu, sending out a dozen slashes through the air. The flames formed from these strikes crisscrossed in the air, creating the illusion of red lines slicing through space.

'Is this... Ninjutsu or Taijutsu?!'

The Thread Bound Shield in front of him dispersed, and a dozen scorching and sharp flame sword slashes had already broken through the air. Immediately, Yu's figure spun around, transforming into a bolt of lightning and flashing to the side.

However, the surprising thing was that those dozen flame sword slashes seemed to possess a life of their own. They curved in the air, continuing to pursue him with an unyielding momentum, as if they would never give up.

'Sword slashes that can track the target?'

Yu looked at the dozen automatically tracking flame sword slashes in front of him with some astonishment. For a moment, he couldn't tell if they really had the ability to track targets or if Shisui had anticipated and controlled them in advance using his Sharingan's insight.

"Color of Arms: Coating!!"

"Five-Colored Threads!!"

Without time for further consideration, Yu suddenly clawed out with one hand, and five sharp black threads instantly tore through the air with a whistle.

They collided with the dozen flame sword slashes, instantly erupting with astonishing energy, and in the gorge, a splendid and incomparable firelight bloomed.

"Truly exquisite Kenjutsu..."

After blocking the flame sword slashes, Yu locked his sharp gaze onto Shisui, who stood facing him. Unable to hold back, Yu spoke up.

'To be able to perfectly combine powerful Fire Release Ninjutsu with Uchiha-style Kenjutsu, creating a completely new Ninjutsu-Taijutsu fusion with such power, even in the entire ninja world, there are few who can achieve such a feat. Moreover, Shisui is only twelve years old now. In the anime, if he and Itachi, these two Uchiha geniuses, could continue to grow if they hadn't died young, with their talents,becoming Kage level would not have been the end.'

"It's exhilarating to receive your praise," Shisui responded to Yu's compliment with an expression of neither confirmation nor denial. "But those powerful Puppetry techniques haven't even appeared yet. I suspect you haven't even shown your true strength yet, have you?"

"It's mutual," Yu replied calmly. "At least, you haven't shown me the legendary strongest Genjutsu yet."

Feeling Shisui's intense gaze, Yu just smiled indifferently, neither confirming nor denying, knowing that this was just a private spar. He indeed hadn't revealed his true strength.

However, Shisui had also not yet revealed the legendary Mangekyo Sharingan. Moreover, if he were to truly face the renowned Kotoamatsukami, the strongest Genjutsu, Yu hadn't currently found a suitable method to counter it.

"In that case... let's see who will reveal their trump card first today!!"

Hearing Yu's casual words, Shisui silently extended the flame blade horizontally in front of him. Suddenly, a dazzling light burst forth from his Sharingan with three tomoe.

"Uchiha Style: Gale Sword!!"

As soon as the words fell, the sound was still lingering where Shisui had just spoken, yet in the blink of an eye, Yu saw Shisui appearing in front of him with a Body Flicker technique. The Flame Blade in his hand carried a fierce and scorching edge, slashing towards him.

The immensely powerful diagonal slash created a gigantic Flame Blade in the air, containing not only the power of Fire Release Ninjutsu but also Shisui's formidable Wind Release Chakra. The combination of wind and fire unleashed an incredibly terrifying force!

"Blade of Flowing Water!!"

Facing Shisui's fiercely imposing Flame Blade, Yu didn't dare to be careless. His hand, blackened by Armament Haki, formed into a palm strike, and the black light blade slashed out with full force, stretching everything around it.

Boom!!

Yu's Blade of Flowing Water fiercely collided with Shisui's Flame Blade, the clash of two strong wills instantly erupting with unimaginable power.

The explosion of light directly illuminated the entire gorge as night fell. Anko and Itachi, who were watching from the side, felt a moment of suffocation, pushed back fiercely by the powerful wind that came rushing towards them.

"This... this is..."

"That guy's Kekkei Genkai?!"

Especially Itachi, who was staring wide-eyed with his Sharingan, witnessed Yu's Thread Fruit ability for the first time today.

Just now, he only felt a supremely sharp black laser flash past, and the entire gorge in front of him was completely split open by Yu's attack.

"As expected..."

"These two guys' strength has completely surpassed the ordinary definition of ninjas. Today, we've really hit the jackpot!!"

Next to Itachi, Anko wore an excited and fervent expression as she watched the battle between Yu and Shisui. Having been trained by Sannin Orochimaru, her blood was infused with a constant thirst for battle.

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