A battle cry from nowhere abruptly interrupted the villain's monologue.
As we all know, objects deform when subjected to force. Uchiha Takuya's face twisted and deformed in an instant, perfectly illustrating this principle.
A purple fist with bulging veins pierced through the void and slammed into his face. The blow—powerful enough to shake mountains and shatter rocks—turned Uchiha Takuya into an elongated abstract painting. Accompanied by a sonic boom that ripped through the air, he flew straight backward.
Beside Jordan, F-boy, shirtless and muscular, lowered his fist. His chest—which looked like it was sculpted from granite—bounced twice. He turned to look at Jordan.
That's it? Why didn't you let me kill him?
Jordan explained in a low voice. "This guy's still useful. If you want to increase Senju favorability, he's more valuable alive than dead. Besides, it's not easy for an Uchiha of this level to spawn, so don't go too far."
F-boy shrugged, indicating he understood.
Across from them, Uchiha Takuya awoke from unconsciousness.
His head, which had almost been blown apart, gradually recovered. His consciousness returned from blankness, leaving him with a head full of questions.
He touched his cheek, which still ached even after returning to normal, and suddenly turned around. He saw Jordan, who was supposedly pinned to the wooden stakes, looking completely unharmed with surprise and uncertainty in his eyes.
"Wait a minute, isn't this my genjutsu world? I am the master here. No one can hurt me! Ugh..."
Just as Uchiha Takuya was about to increase his genjutsu intensity, he was suddenly punched in the stomach again.
He was knocked off his feet and hung on a muscular arm like a work of art.
A mouthful of blood spurted out but disappeared into thin air halfway through. Uchiha Takuya barely opened his eyes, trying to see who had turned him into a mural. Instead, a purple fist that kept growing larger appeared in his field of vision!
Having witnessed the whole process, Jordan pulled out the torture stakes attached to his body. He couldn't bear to watch F-boy's brutal, slow, continuous normal punches any longer. He couldn't help but stop him. "Alright, alright, what I'm saying is—if you really can't keep up with speed, you don't have to force yourself to keep hitting."
"If you're aiming for C-rank, don't force yourself to do A-rank's job. Please stop this Gold Experience behavior!"
The final punch slammed half of Uchiha Takuya's body into the ground. As the genjutsu-constructed earth exploded with spiderweb cracks, the entire illusory world collapsed instantly after losing the caster's chakra supply.
Bright sunlight washed away the bloodstains from the sky and shone brilliantly on the world once more.
Having escaped the illusory world, Jordan regained a sense of groundedness. In front of him lay a middle-aged ninja with a missing arm.
The genjutsu world was an experience of mental will. F-boy's punches in the illusory world naturally caused mental attacks.
Therefore, Uchiha Takuya didn't have any terrible physical injuries, but his two three-tomoe Sharingan were forcibly turned white from trauma. Jordan suspected that even if he was saved, he'd be practically useless.
No problem. The Senju's interrogation ninjas would take care of it.
Even corpses in the ninja world could talk. The only difference was how much they said.
With lingering satisfaction, Jordan smacked his lips. He began developing initial ideas about how to draw others into his mental world.
It was all F-boy's fault!
After beating the old man like this, who was going to demonstrate Sharingan genjutsu to him?
[Hey! Come and eat!]
Two fantasy cards—one blue, one purple—were handed to him from the void. He subconsciously took them.
[Fantasy Card: Fire Attribute Chakra]
Type: Ability Card • Rarity: R
Introduction: In the Naruto world, the Fire Release nature transformation of chakra.
Effect 1: Burning Heat
Generates intensely hot chakra like flames, possessing the properties of natural fire. Can burn anything it touches to ashes. Its power can be amplified by Wind Release chakra and extinguished by water.
Effect 2: Mercy
Fire Release techniques are easy to dodge due to their characteristics, making it difficult to inflict effective damage in battles of equal level. However, the power of Fire Release depends on the user's ability, not their rank.
[Fantasy Card: Three-Tomoe Sharingan]
Type: Ability Card • Rarity: SR (Purple)
Introduction: One of the three great dojutsu in the Naruto world, the bloodline limit of the Uchiha clan, and the ultimate form of the Sharingan in its normal state.
Effect 1: Eye of Insight
The Sharingan's fundamental function grants its user superhuman perception, allowing observation of chakra flow.
Effect 2: Eye of Copying
Basic Sharingan function: the user can copy taijutsu and non-bloodline-limit ninjutsu.
Effect 3: Eye of Hypnotism
Basic Sharingan function: the user can hypnotize others through eye contact.
Effect 4: Eye Reflecting the Soul
Having lost love, the Uchiha undergoes severe mental upheaval. These eyes, reflecting the power of the soul, can be upgraded to "Mangekyo Sharingan."
Effect 5: Biotechnology Eyes
The most advanced biotechnology in Naruto, ready for immediate use when combined with Uchiha secret techniques or medical ninjutsu. Transplanted Sharingan retain the original owner's chakra and cannot be actively shut down. Those without "Indra bloodline" experience doubled chakra consumption when using it.
The former was the Fire attribute Jordan lacked among ordinary chakra natures. The latter was the bloodline limit the Uchiha were so proud of.
"Hey, well done, F-boy! You're the best!"
F-boy silently retreated into nothingness, a satisfied smile seemingly curving his lips.
There was no ability that couldn't be defeated with a single barrage of punches. If there was, then just unleash another barrage.
Senju Clan Territory
The operations room was brightly lit.
Senju Shin, hunched over his desk writing furiously, ordered the guarding ninjas standing in the room. "The entrance to White Rock Forest in the northeast corner and the trade route in the south need heavy fortification. The training grounds near the forest should also be temporarily closed. Understood?"
The guard ninja took the defense map handed to him by Senju Shin and left to carry out orders.
Senju Shin immediately took out bundles of intelligence scrolls and began reading them one by one.
Shortly after, there was rapid knocking on the door.
Senju Shin frowned. "What is it?"
"Elder, urgent report from the guard camp: Senju Yura was ordered to lead a team back from the front line when they encountered an Uchiha assassination squad. They killed eight enemies and captured one alive. The captured man has been confirmed to be the Third Elder of the Uchiha clan, Uchiha Takuya!"
Senju Shin slammed his fist on the table and stood up, expression a mixture of surprise and delight. He didn't even notice the scrolls scattered across the floor. In a flash, he rushed toward the door. "Where is Yura? Take me to him quickly!"
When Senju Shin met Senju Yura and his group in the wounded soldiers' camp, the once-spirited young man now had half his face wrapped in bandages. Medical ninjas were treating the large area of burns on his upper body.
The three Senju were more seriously injured. One had lost his right leg in battle, ending his ninja career.
In times of strife, it was a stroke of luck not to die on the spot.
He would naturally have clerical jobs such as bounty exchange and mission coordination waiting for him—enough to support himself and his family for the rest of their lives.