Chapter 106 - 6

Chapter 6: The weak are meant to be humiliated by the strong!!!"How is this possible...?!"Uchiha Shingen growled in a lost voice, his facial muscles contorted to the extreme, even beginning to doubt if he had fallen under the opponent's Genjutsu.The Great Fireball Technique, though only a C-rank Ninjutsu, was performed with full force by a possessor of the two-Tomoe Sharingan like him; its power was absolutely not something a brat who wasn't even a Genin could withstand head-on!Naruto completely ignored the horror and disbelief of this "loser." The test was complete; the boost brought by "Heavenly Restriction" was obvious. From the power of that casual strike just now and the defensive strength brought by the crude enhancement of his physical body with Chakra, he already had a general idea in his mind.Let's finish this quickly; the ramen is getting cold.Naruto kicked off the ground, leaving a clear dent in the earth. His figure turned into a blurred golden afterimage, instantly closing the distance between him and Uchiha Shingen!"So fast!"Uchiha Shingen's pupils shrank sharply. The dynamic vision of his Sharingan frantically tracked the trajectory of the opponent's movements. His hands subconsciously began to form seals again, intending to use the Body Replacement Techniqueor Body Flicker Technique to pull away.However, Naruto did not give him that chance.While surging forward at high speed, Naruto's left arm whipped out, accurately striking the right wrist that Shingen had just raised to form seals!Crack!The slight sound of bone cracking rang out."Argh!"Uchiha Shingen cried out in pain. His hand seal was forcibly interrupted, and a piercing pain shot through his right wrist, which instantly went limp and hung down.Immense fear seized him. Reflected in his Sharingan was Naruto's palm, rapidly enlarging in his field of vision—That palm had its five fingers spread wide, not clenched into a fist, appearing as if it didn't hold much power.Slap—!!!An incredibly crisp and loud sound of a slap exploded like a firecracker in the smoke-filled alley!The palm strike, containing the monstrous strength of the Heavenly Restriction and crudely reinforced by Chakra, landed solidly on Uchiha Shingen's left cheek!The immense force made Uchiha Shingen feel as if he had been hit head-on by a high-speed carriage!He couldn't even let out a full scream, only a short, muffled grunt. His body flew sideways uncontrollably, spinning two and a half times in the air before slamming heavily into the brick wall on the other side, then bouncing onto the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.Pfft—!Lying on the ground, he violently spat out a mouthful of filth mixed with broken teeth and bloody foam. His left cheek swelled up at a visible rate, showing a clear handprint. His ears were buzzing, and stars danced before his eyes.The intense pain and dizziness almost made him faint, but intense humiliation and resentment supported him to stay conscious.He struggled, using his still-movable left hand to prop up his upper body, while his right hand trembled as it reached for the tool pouch at his waist, trying to pull out a Kunai for a final resistance.His Sharingan glared fixedly at the approaching Naruto, filled with bloodshot veins, malice, and a trace of bone-deep fear that he himself was unwilling to admit.[Current Target (Uchiha Shingen) Favorability: -65 → -70]The text floating across his retina made Narutopause slightly.He had originally intended to just knock the opponent out and be done with it, but the notification of the favorability change gave him an idea.He remembered the system's previous hint: by establishing bonds, you can obtain rewards...It didn't say the bonds had to be positive!Does negative favorability... also count?Might as well make use of this trash!A thought of testing surfaced in Naruto's mind, and an inquisitive smile appeared on his face.He walked over to Uchiha Hiko, who was curled on the ground trying to grab a Kunai, and raised his foot. He didn't step down hard, but instead...Used the sole of his shoe to rub against the striking Red-and-white paper fan crest on Hiko's back.The movement was very slow."What a bunch of trash!"Naruto's voice scraped against Shingen's heart like a knife. "Is the Uchiha clan full of useless gluttons like you?"[Current Target (Uchiha Shingen) Favorability: -70 → -75]It works!Naruto's eyes lit up slightly as he continued to slowly grind the sole of his shoe against the clan crest, as if wiping off some filth."You're only fit to wipe the soles of my shoes."[Current Favorability: -75 → -76]The growth slowed down."Especially you,"Naruto turned his head, his gaze falling on Shingen's blood-covered face and malicious eyes. "I remember you're several years older than me, right? Already an official Genin, and part of some Police Force?"[Current Favorability: -76 → -77]"And this is the result? You've really lived all these years in vain. Or is it that the people of the Uchihaclan are actually all just impressive-looking weaklings?"[Current Favorability: -77 → -78]"Tch, just a bunch of red-eye disease patients."Naruto finally spat on the clan crest on Uchiha Hiko's back, then slowly raised his right pinky finger toward Uchiha Shingen. His face was expressionless, but the insulting nature of that gesture reached its peak."You bastard!!! I'm going to kill you!!!!"Uchiha Shingen's rationality completely snapped!The humiliation of the clan crest being trampled, combined with the hatred for his own powerless defeat, made him lose his mind completely!He roared, his left hand violently pulling out a Kunai. Ignoring the sharp pain in his right wrist and the injuries to his body, he struggled to get up and lunged at Naruto like a wounded beast!At the same time, the two-Tomoe Sharingan in both his eyes suddenly increased its rotation speed to a limit!The scarlet light flared brilliantly, and the outline of a third Tomoe actually began to flicker and fluctuate violently, showing a faint trend of completely condensing into form!Under the stimulation of extreme emotions, his Sharingan actually showed signs of evolution!However, this mid-battle breakthrough appeared so pale and powerless in the face of the absolute gap in strength and speed.Naruto didn't even make any complex movements.He simply stepped aside, dodging the Kunai that was thrust out without any technique, purely in a vent of anger, and then raised his right foot. As if kicking away a bothersome pebble, he kicked Uchiha Shingen heavily in the abdomen.Thump!Shingen flew back again, hit the wall, slid to the ground, and the Kunai flew out of his hand.The intense pain in his abdomen made him curl up like a shrimp, with bloody foam mixed with gastric juice constantly overflowing from his mouth.Naruto walked forward and raised his foot. This time, he stepped solidly on Uchiha Shingen's swollen and deformed left cheek.The rough patterns of the shoe's sole ground against the skin, firmly pinning his head to the ground."What are you yelling for?"Naruto looked down at him, applying slight pressure with his foot, his voice cold and devoid of any emotion. "Is it itchy? Do you want me to step on you a few more times?"Uchiha Shingen's field of vision was filled by that dirty sole. His cheekbone groaned under the heavy pressure, and breathing became difficult.He stared up fixedly. Through the gaps in the sole, he could only see Naruto's downward-looking, calm, and waveless blue eyes.In those eyes, there was no pride of a victor, no pleasure of revenge, and not even much hatred. There was only a kind of pure indifference that made one's heart turn cold, as if he, Uchiha Shingen, was just an object being tested for its performance.